Re: [eug-lug]Free Monitor (GWoB)

2003-11-04 Thread Patrick R. Wade
On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 09:30:37PM -0800, T. Joseph Carter wrote: On Mon, Nov 03, 2003 at 02:45:21PM -0800, Maximillian Von Schwanekamp wrote: don't accept domestic donatinos... WTF? Actually, they don't DO domestic donations. That is, they accept donations (from G3's to tachyon-based

[eug-lug] Breaking News for Nzone Members: Novell Acquires SUSE LINUX

2003-11-04 Thread Bob Crandell
This just in, showing ever growing support for open source: Novell Announces Agreement to Acquire Leading Enterprise Linux Technology Company SUSE LINUX Novell today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire SUSE LINUX, one of the world's leading enterprise Linux companies, expanding

Re: [eug-lug] Wireless Cards/APs

2003-11-04 Thread jgw
I'd take a look at: http://www.seattlewireless.net/index.cgi/HardwareComparison Specifically the Client card recommendations section. In a related matter, eww D-Link. I just ordered a Linksys WRV54G (11b/11g) access point and it should arrive today. It's not the famous WRT54G AP that

Re: [eug-lug]Breaking News for Nzone Members: Novell Acquires SUSE LINUX

2003-11-04 Thread jgw
Let's just hope to hell that this goes somewhere. I'm not holding my breath with Novell's recent history, but it would be great if they could rebound with a solid Linux/NDS-based enterprise solution. It would be a win/win situation for everyone. Microsoft's always done its best when it's scared,

Re: [eug-lug]Breaking News for Nzone Members: Novell Acquires SUSE LINUX

2003-11-04 Thread Larry Price
This is IBM operating through a proxy; SUSE already supports most of IBM's server line, IBM and Novell are already fairly close. The only surprising thing is that IBM isn't buying Novell up outright... On Tuesday, November 4, 2003, at 08:16 AM, jgw wrote: Let's just hope to hell that this goes

[eug-lug]linux business propaganda needed

2003-11-04 Thread Cory Petkovsek
I have a client that is running a custom built website running on (and tied to) IIS4 on NT4 with an MSSQL 2000 on Win2k backend. After a few years and a recognition that the IIS4/NT4 platform is not a viable platform to stick with, he is willing to consider an alternate solution. He knows he

[eug-lug]Novell buying SUSE

2003-11-04 Thread Cory Petkovsek
Novell will buy SUSE press release: http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2003/11/pr03069.html Novell already owns ximian. More corporate support for linux! Another twist in the SCO drama. Cory -- Cory Petkovsek Adapting Information Adaptable IT

Re: [eug-lug]linux business propaganda needed

2003-11-04 Thread Bob Miller
Cory Petkovsek wrote: I am currently looking for articles, especially from research groups that discuss TCO, support, stability, scalability, or performance of the following: iis vs apache postgresql or mysql vs sql2k php/perl/etc vs asp Try googling things like: apache

Re: [eug-lug]Novell buying SUSE

2003-11-04 Thread Cory Petkovsek
On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 12:13:27PM -0800, Cory Petkovsek wrote: Novell will buy SUSE press release: http://www.novell.com/news/press/archive/2003/11/pr03069.html Novell already owns ximian. More corporate support for linux! Another twist in the SCO drama. Sorry, I see Bob already posted

Re: [eug-lug]linux business propaganda needed

2003-11-04 Thread jgw
I'd toss Windows 2003 Server (probably Web Edition) and ASP.NET (using either VB.NET or preferably, C#) into the equation, too. While its Windows, it's pretty different in terms of TCO, security, and support than Windows 2000. Depending on the amount of code running on the server, number of