Thibouille wrote: > No William I'm not what you describe in any way but since you seems to > resort to the same type of argument JCO usually uses when he's angry I > suppose you have nothing interesting to say aynmore. > > Maybe you hsould use aome other OSes and see for yourself. >
I've used/administered pretty much every UNIX/Linux and Windows OS versions. I stay away from the OS bashing in every way, because every OS is useful for certain applications. My experience with MacOS is limited but growing. I can see where Mac zealots get their ideas, however I really don't see much difference in the way it works from a user point of view and the way desktop Windows or Linux works. It's simply a matter of getting used to an interface. Behind the scenes, from a systems administrator's position (my job), they differ in huge ways but it really is just a matter of getting used to them. As for stability/bugs/security, I've had windows systems that never crashed and Solaris boxes that wouldn't stay up for a week at a time without a kernel panic. I've never had a virus or spyware on a windows box and I've had linux systems that couldn't run an app to save their lives without major kernel tweaking. Of course, I've had remarkably stable Linux, Solaris and HPUX systems as well (those FAR outnumber the unstable ones (I administer over 1000 Linux, Solaris and HPUX servers; several have uptimes greater than my time at the company which frightens me a little). Any system is as good as you make it or as stable as the applications you run. Finally, my company is allowing me to explore open-source alternatives to the current bloated database apps we run and I'm finding that resources are less taxed and systems more stable for it. Plus the community support is far greater and "fixes" to common issues are easier to find and more quickly discovered. For my own personal gain, more OSs mean more skills and better opportunities for my career. -- Christian http://photography.skofteland.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
