I've found the opposite, it has taken me 3 or 4 hours to build a windows 2000 server from blank harddrive to complete because of all the patches you need to do and reboots, etc. I can build and configure a Linux server running Apache, Qmail/Postfix (With or without Antivirus scanning and Spam detection), Courier-IMAP and Samba in 1.5 to 2 hours... including all updates.
> I've found that setting up a Linux server takes longer than a Windows > server. > > However the end result takes far less maintenance, and therefore, it's > worthwhile. > > Desktops would be no different. I would gladly take a full day to set > up each desktop if I knew that they would run flawlessly from the time I > walked away until it was time to replace the box. Linux is much closer > to providing that than Windows. > > Kev. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Johnny Stork > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 3:12 PM > Subject: Re: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Work > > > Just thought I would throw in my 2 bits. I have been using Linux as a > desktop system for around 3 years now, and started using and doing > some development on Linux, back when there were things like the > "Network Desktop", or no gui at all let alone gnome or KDE. So I have > seen it grow in spectacular ways since the early-mid 90's. However, > even today I still find many "typical" requirements like faxing, > printing, reliable and predictable behaviour from applications like > word processors, business analysis applications etc, are not quite > there yet and require far too much effort when compare to > out-of-the-box Windows systems. I also have various data analysis, > graphing and modelling requirements which so far, I can only satisfy > with windows based propietory applications. I would certainly like to > make the switch entirely, but for any "shop" or business with anything > but the simplest requirements, it will need to be a joint > Linux/Microsoft world for the time being. Not to say tha! t this may > not change, since I beleive it will. > > > > > > > > > -----Original message----- > > From: "Michael Buckley" > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: 11/29/2002(Fri) 01:08pm > > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Work > > > > >>I honestly DO NOT THINK that Linux is ready for the desktoop, till > mid 2005. > > > > Did you pick that date from a hat, or you just have a good feeling > about the number 5, and the summer months? > > > > I think for alot of companies, Linux is definetely ready for the > desktop. Why couldn't an office admin/person be using linux as > his/her desktop? > > > > M > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Richard Jenniss > > Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 03:57:12 +0000 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) Linux Work > > > > > > > Honestly put, man. ... > > > Linux has < 1% of the desktop market. > > > (If I'm wrong, on these figures, PLEASE, update me) > > > > > > I've been with Linux, on/off for 3years, which I think is SFA... > More activly as such, i've used it on my MAIN workstation, the > only one I have, since late July... (No OS's but the Linux and OSS > software) > > > I've learned lots, but I've also learned.. :( > > > > > > I honestly don't think, Linux, and the free software it can be > bundle'd with, in many of the latest distributions, IS NOT desktop > ready. It's not, It's not, It's not. Unbiased and I hate > microsoft, but I don't thinkk ALL distributions are desktop ready > yet. > > > > > > AS AN ADMINISTRATOR, Linux is ALL OVER the server. Linux Ownz > micros~1 win/dos completely. Windows is a fucking server that is > trying to grow up. Pleaase. I'd rather cut off my fingers. > > > > > > I honestly DO NOT THINK that Linux is ready for the desktoop, till > mid 2005. > > > > > > Proove me wrong, I have not much time to contribute in builidng > software :(. > > > > > > If anyone thinks Microsoft lost, just like that.... You have to be > kidding yourself. Microsoft can, and has, research, lawyers, > market analysts, etc... They have more resources than we can EVER > dream off, there's no point in predicticting MS's outcome, ever. > All we can do, is persue our computing passion. Do what is right. > Code what should be universal. > > > > > > Caan't steal what is pure of heart. > > > > > > Rich. > > > > > > On Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:20:48 -0700 > > > Roy Souther wrote: > > > > > > > www.monster.com search for Linux > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2002-11-28 at 22:07, Trevor Lauder wrote: > > > > > > > > I was just wondering if anyone had any leads on Linux systems > administrator jobs or anything in the IT field? I recently lost > my job because there wasn't enough work to keep me on and I'm > trying to find another one, preferably in Linux. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Trevor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Roy Souther > > > > www.SiliconTao.com > > > > > > > > Changing the way people do business. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ______________________________________________ > > http://www.linuxmail.org/ > > Now with POP3/IMAP access for only US$19.95/yr > > > > Powered by Outblaze > > > > > > > ________________________________ > Open Enterprise Solutions > Open Solutions for an Open World > > Johnny Stork, BA > Calgary, AB > Canada > > http://www.openenterprise.ca > http://www.open-solutions.ca > > >
