On 2/21/07, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .... > I don't have a problem with unix, I just don't particularly see the need > in > paying more for things that do the same thing.
*nix == free + man hours | MS = $$ + man hours. I've yet to see an application or need to run any OS or system over another > besides personal preference. I'm not sure if you meant what I think, but there were 3 *nix only apps that were mentioned on cf-talk in the last few. Performance and stability end up being about the same with properly managed > systems when you are talking about the server side. From a Enterprise wide > desktop management system I've not seen anything comparable to Active > Directory/SMS environment. The ability to manage patches for more than > just Last I saw (some "business 2.0" type mag) the XServe had the lowest, what's that acronym- means "man hours" or whatever? Work hrs to admin? Well it was the lowest. And I don't buy uptime being the same-- many updates to windows require reboots. Only kernel updates require reboots on *nix. Doesn't Oracle recommend *nix now? [= the OS, deal with authentication and authorization across network resources > including desktops, servers and applications is something that I've not > seen > available in UNIX environments. UNIX had this stuff first, maing. "Roaming" profiles, network shares, etc., etc. LDAP is pretty cool... Anyways, has everyone checked out Apple's remote desktop management type stuff? Pretty slick. They sure put a pretty face on BSD, neh? Too bad it's not open source. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:228696 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
