Re: [arch-general] A universal Operating System API - why don't we have it?

Pierre Chapuis <catwell@archlinux.us> writes:

There are things like that (think NDIS - it's Microsoft, but it's a step in the right direction), just not enough , but I think it's a question of time.

And then there's the UDI (universal driver interface) (UDI), which Stallman doesn't like. I can certainly see arguments for both sides of that issue. As an aside, I interviewed for a job with MS last year. At some point, the device driver issue was discussed. One of my interviewers made the comment that a universal driver interface would be a bad thing, because it "reduces competition". I don't think that they like commoditized things at all. -- Chris