On Saturday, December 11, 1999, Alexander V. Kiselev wrote:
>> This is not an area of competence for me, but that's why I'm asking:
>>
>> 1).- Aside from the received demand, what would be the advantage to
>> using TB (and other applications) under Linux as distinct from under
>> say Windows 2000.
According to the Penguinista, it is more stable, faster, etc. Afterall,
I don't think that anyone's ever disputed that UNIX has always been and
remains the better OS.
>> As Linux becomes more of a finished product, the costs associated
>> with it seem to be rising commensurately.
> Which costs? You mean, to buy support from Red Hat etc.? In
> all other spheres, there always exists a free application AFAIK.
I assume, Douglas, means for a company-supported or more user-friendly
version.
>> And while windows was garbage from the start (I began with OS/2,
>> myself), by throwing enough money at it I'm told that NT at least has
>> improved a lot.
> Well, there will be no more NT... It will be called win'2000, and
> I'll bet they'll make it as buggy as each and every win'xxxx:-)
NT5 is getting pretty good marks from 'independent' sources that I know.
>> Will Linux get beyond being a server OS and compete with Windoze at
>> the user level? (The Linux camp itself is split)
> *I* personally don't think so, unless Corel Linux proves to be working
> OS... They've released it finally a couple of days ago. But they
> charge for it...
*I* personally agree with you, Alexander. May we live long enough to eat
crow. But, there is obviously a significant market for a _small_
company, like RIT Labs. The Corel's FTP servers have been jammed since
they released the Linux OS and places like Buy.com sold out in a week.
Of course, Corel being Corel - and I'm a longtime user of the WP family
of software - they managed to frustrate alot of users when the
'user-friendly' installation program Corel designed crashed, because of
conflicts with some obscure video chips - like the S3 Virge and ATI
Rage. Duh. Typifying, though, Linux's obstacles to making any serious
inroads in the Windows market.
OTOH, I see some interesting signs of interest in Linux from some
interesting actors, the most recent and notable here being the federal
government. In a supported environment, everything could be moved to
Linux, if the office productivity applications are there. The pricing of
NT5 for the workplace - and MS backed off their first predatory pricing
scheme, but it revealed their thinking - is important in both the
government and small business sectors and could alone drive a move to
Linux.
In any case, if I were RIT Labs, I'd definitely be making plans for the
port ASAP.
--
Paula Ford
The Bat! 1.38e (reg)
Windows 95 4.0 Build 950
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