I wasn't going to go there, because I've been in the same boat. Management is often shy Open Source stuff. I don't know what it is, but I've seen it enough to know that opening up for Open Source is not something management does very often, or willingly.
It's a shame, really, as it does several things, simultaneously, in the right environment o- a good tool for the job, at the right price o- staff gets to learn new stuff at a low cost, which is satisfying for the staff o- you don't really know one operating system until you know a second operating system - IMHO. Kurt On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Sean Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps your minions don't have the necessary experience because they > haven't been given the opportunity. Sounds like your initial gut decision to > go with a home grown solution would provide more than one benefit. > > - Sean > > > On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Ben Scott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Heck, if you want, they'll even sell you a commercial appliance that >> > does the same thing, and the pricing isn't unreasonable.. >> > >> > http://www.ixsystems.com/storage/ix/home-office-storage/freenas-mini.html >> >> Doesn't look like a rack-mount form-factor to me...? >> >> -- Ben >> >> >
