it may be silly yet is real. don't let your love for one or the other
overshadow the results.
Ryan Leathers wrote:
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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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?
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