Jim, I think your point about taking longer to build servers using Linux is just silly - now you may not be familiar with kickstart and similar means of mass rollout, but I know for a fact that you are familiar enough with Emu to know better. Seriously... was it past your bedtime when you made that point?
On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 16:47 -0500, Jim Ray wrote: > hmmm....that's what you're saying. i rest my case and see where this > conversation is going.... > > William Sutton wrote: > > >Hmmm...so what you're saying is that as long as all you want is a drop in > >place solution, Windows is cheaper. That may or may not be the case, but > >I think a good analysis is required to make that determination. From a > >quick off the top of my head thinking....I see the following: > > > >Windows Pros: > >----- > >unpack, install plug in, off you go > >gui admin interface for people who don't necessarily want to or need to > >know how things work > > > >Windows Cons: > >----- > >cost: licensing, training, retraining, certifications, maintenance costs > >(esp. if you sign up for Microsoft's advanced patching program) > >vulnerability to virii, worms, etc. > > > >Linux Pros: > >----- > >free (beer || speech) > >can run on cheaper hardware > >less vulnerable to worms, not (afaik) vulnerable to virii > >the standard for reliable web and mail servers > > > >Linux Cons: > >----- > >takes some knowledge to get up and running > >does not have some of the fancy, slick things that Microsoft have (for > >example, WSDLs for SOAP services) > > > >other thoughts on the list? > > > > > > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
