DOE is a windows desktop shop. If it doesn't look and feel and crash like a windows program it will not get into our Common Operating Environment (single desktop image pushed to users).
But now I know I can get rid of my Tivoli client when I get a Linux/390 Amanda server running. /Thomas Kern /301-903-2211 > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Thornton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 16:12 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Use of 3490 tape > > > On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 04:08:10PM -0500, Kern, Thomas wrote: > > If Amanda gets ported to the Windows platform, then a shop > that doesn't want > > or need all of the fancy/expensive features of Tivoli > Storage Manager could > > have a much cheaper alternative. > > Er, I hate to break it to you, but.... > > If you install Cygwin, you can *already* use Amanda on Windows. > > It's slightly tricky to set up, but it certainly *works*. We're using > it. > > Adam >
