90% of the server apps are on the Desktop install anyway. Correct? Like Apache, Sendmail, etc. Rob
>> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of et >> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 6:27 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [expert] Mandrake RPM updates >> >> >> On Thursday 06 February 2003 03:38 am, James Sparenberg wrote: >> > On Wed, 2003-02-05 at 06:15, et wrote: >> > > I have noticed that Redhat, and M$ has lately published listing >> > > reguardiing expected support cycles, and all of them are shorter than >> > > what most people expect for manufactured products, but this >> is the way of >> > > things, and even more so with computers, since the hardware >> is planned to >> > > be obsolete in 3 to 4 years anyway. >> > >> > This is the sweet spot I'm talking about.... IF support cycles matched >> > hardware life it would be IMHO a better proposition. In other words >> > doing support life by series not by release. The the life >> cycle of the >> > series would more closely match the life of the hardware. The problem >> > now is to hit the sweet spot in Corporate world in such a way that they >> > want/need MDK's support and are willing to pay for it! Product life >> > cycle is cool. I still feel it's a little short. >> > >> > James >> > >> > > the real problem (from my narrow little pinhole viewpoint) is >> > > the need for applications needing all the computing power available. >> > > while most companies got P3 M$ windows boxes, they still use them to >> > > emmulate access to a termanel off the server, or run word. stuff they >> > > could have done with the wyse monochrom termanal they threw >> away to have >> > > pretty colors. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> > > >> > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> I would like to see a "free support" and a "paid for support >> level that is >> extended, but that seems to be what they tried to do... support >> th "server >> series" longer than the "desktop" series. that said, I firmly >> believe the >> powerpack makes for a damn sweet serveer too, that can fillin as >> a desktop >> when needed >> >>
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