> What this leads to is a base system that is stable, a solid framework to build on. After using Linux for about twenty years now, I'd be very surprised if a s

> What this leads to is a base system that is stable, a solid framework to build on. After using Linux for about twenty years now, I'd be very surprised if a stable -- let alone solid -- framework were indeed what this leads to :-D. Edit: FWIW, I, too, think this is where Linux is heading, more or less. I don't have secret insider info -- this is just where the money and, thus, where most active development and commercial support is. I don't think it's a bad thing in terms of overall idea or architecture, but the implementation fills me with dread and horror :-).