> I think that this is quite a good draft. However, I think it is > important (as Debian does in their "why you should switch" page) to note > some disadvantages as well. Ubuntu doesn't work wonders, and is better > at some tasks than others. One task which is popular is DirectX-based > gaming, which is rather unsupported by the free software platform.
True enough Toby, but I don't quite agree. When is the last time you read a press release from Microsoft that went: Welcome to Windows Server 2003. It's a great server operating system, but please ensure that you have a third party virus checker installed as it's pretty insecure out of the box. Server 2003 with IIS and ASP is great for hosting websites, but you might be better using Apache as IIS is pretty slow and doesn't scale very well. Server 2003 comes with many great features, but if you want to run multiple cores or lots of RAM (and you'll need them, it's a bit of a resource hog!) you'll have to pay us extra cash just for the functionality you should have had in the first place. Server 2003 - The server OS of the future. ;-) I know I'm jesting a bit there, but I just wanted to prove a point. We're marketing Ubuntu here! Marketing is about defining the strong points of a product, not exposing it's weaknesses. I think this is probably one of the fundamental weaknesses of FLOSS and linux in general. Cheers Chris -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
