On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 01:00:11PM +0800, Jerome Tan wrote: > Not that... I'm curious about using Linux as corporate servers... I think
Oh ok... :) > there was a problem with Compaq HP mergers and that they are going to shift > from Alpha to Intel's Itanium, I'm wondering if this would affect the Linux > usage in corporates. Not all people who previously use HP-UX would remain > with HP because of the confusion and chaos caused by the merger. > Note that Intel owns the Alpha design now, and with the coming of the Itanium we may never see it in production again. Compaq sold it off, remember? > I think if Linux is meant to be used for corporates, then its concern should > not be limited to competing with Windows servers but also with Solaris, > Unixes, etc. > > The reason why ISPs use Linux is because Linux comes with MOST of the > functionalities and features they need, but that does not happen on the > corporate world... would be interesting to know. Some of the same arguments still apply for the most part. Most businesses still have trouble believing that what they can get for free is better than what they can pay for... (little joke interjection at this point: heck, I suppose a lot of these corporate executives that make these decisions would rather do it with prostitutes rather than with their own wives... :) Or are they just more familiar with the old mainstays and are afraid of some learning curve with Linux (this is arguably less true with Linux vs. the other proprietary Unixes)? What sort of features do proprietary Unixes have that Linux doesn't? I can't really think of anything. Is there something I'm missing, or maybe corporate IT managers are reluctant for the same reasons people seem reluctant to get it on the desktop. -- Rafael R. Sevilla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> +63(2) 8177746 ext. 8311 Programmer, Inter.Net Philippines +63(917) 4458925 http://dido.ph.inter.net/ OpenPGP Key ID: 0x5CDA17D8 Heute die Welt und Morgen das Sonnensystem! _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
