Shannon Roddy wrote:
> > On Jan 21, 2004, at 9:09 PM, Dustin Puryear wrote: > >> They are now giving away Windows Services for UNIX. It used to work >> like the >> RK I think. You pay around $100 and you essentially get a site >> license. Now >> it's free. Should be interesting. >> >> http://www.winnetmag.com/Article/ArticleID/41498/Windows_41498.html >> >> If you have never looked at this before, it allows a Windows server >> to do >> everything from serve as an NIS master server to offering out network >> shares >> using NFS. > > > One problem.... I don't want my windows machines offering services to > my UNIX machines. I want it the other way around! I agree. If its not necessary that a service be on a windows box then it won't be. > I want my windows machines to authenticate against NIS, LDAP, etc. etc. I don't want my windows machines. Although I admit that the win2k boxes are useable and solid preformers, I get things like; Anon, "I need you to upgrade my desktop to the same version of Office you put on my laptop" Me, "Why?" Anon, "Because I can't create an excel sheet on my laptop and open it on my desktop." Me, "?!" > I think it is strange that M$ is giving something away.... Perhaps no > one was buying it because of reasons like the one above? Ya its bait for new sysadmins who are clueless about unix. > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > -- > Shannon Roddy > LIGO - Caltech > 225.686.3106 (work) > 225.933.7821 (cell) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
