Hello!
One thing disturbs me more than anything else
about MS products...the MS people themselves admit
that they are more focused on "features" rather than
"security"....ikaw nang bahalang mag-interpret.
--- Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 09:46:32AM +0800, Leo Pascua
> wrote:
> > Hi plugers,
> > I'm using RH6.2 for my server then my
> friend told me to change my
> > system to Win2k server co'z it is easy to used,
> but i told him that Linux
> > good for me, and lots of using linux, my
> question is What is the
> > advantage & disadvantage Linux/Unix server &
> WinNt/Win2k server ? for ISP
> > used any help plugers..
> >
>
> Don't ask on this list, everyone is sure to display
> more than a great
> deal of bias! :)
>
> You have been warned, so now...
>
> From my observation, the biggest problem with NT/W2K
> is that it tries
> to hide too much from the administrator. It
> dumbs-down system
> administration so much that there are far more
> ignorant NT admins than
> ignorant Linux admins. Windows 2000 tries to keep
> you from thinking
> too much about the day-to-day details of
> administering your system,
> but that's the opposite of what you want to be doing
> when doing system
> administration, especially if you're deeply
> concerned with security
> (you should be, most especially if you are running a
> box that sits on a
> live, routable IP address!). System administration
> is not really an
> easy thing, as much as Windows would attempt to make
> you believe
> otherwise. There are real duties, real problems
> that need to be
> investigated, and all Microsoft has accomplished in
> W2K is provide a
> better excuse for you to stick your head in the sand
> and pretend these
> problems don't exist.
>
> Linux has built up the philosophy in those who use
> it often to get to
> learn stuff about it, figure out all the important
> details. Windows
> does exactly the opposite, attempting to insulate
> you from important
> details about your system. Allowing you to fiddle
> around while the
> system burns. If you're an NT/W2K admin who hasn't
> managed to fall
> into this trap, I salute you, and probably the only
> reason why your
> box will get hacked is because Microsoft itself
> failed to provide
> bug-free software (when did they ever?).
>
> The worst problem with using a Microsoft solution is
> just that. It's
> a Microsoft solution. You'll be stuck with them
> till the day you die
> once you do that. You'll be forced to use all
> Microsoft solutions for
> the most part. You'll need to pay to use inferior
> software.
>
> --
> Rafael R. Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> +63(2) 8177746 ext. 8311
> Programmer, InterdotNet Philippines
> +63(917) 4458925
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