Hello Dotan, Am 2008-06-10 14:54:47, schrieb Dotan Cohen: > Serious question: what is so good about Windows XP that it is worth > petitioning for?
I have customers which are forced to use Proprietary Software which
currently does NOT EXIST UNDER GNU/Linux.
One of my customers, running already 4 Debian GNU/Linux servers (Samba,
PostgreSQL, Apache, Courier) and 36 Workstations running WinXP where
each Workstatin has software for ovr 12.000 € installed!!!
36 x 12.000€ = 432.000 €
and if this customer upgrade to Windows Vista he has to pay the OS
itself (no site licences since the employes are working @home) plus the
increased price for the software PLUS upgrading the memory of the
computers from 2 GByte to 3/4 GByte which is definitivly inacceptable
since it would be over 500.000 € in summary.
And of course, the expensive crap software is NOT even running stable on
Micr0$oft Windows Fiasco Ultimate...
Conclusion: The latest version of Micr0$ofts Windows is a REAL fiasco
for ANY professionels. There is not a singel added value.
Installing OpenOffice.org, Mozilla and Pidgin is only a VERY LITTLE try
in a hopeless Windows world. Someone installing PostgreSQL and Apache
on a Windows Machine should consult his/her psychiatrist.
And manufacturers of a proprietary software which can not handel a true
SQL99 compatibel Database (PostgreSQL) over network and suggesting to
install Oracle on Windows and let them handel a 17 TByte Database should
be eliminated... Arghhhhh <grmpf>
Fortunately I have Windows-Free GNU/Linux world since over 9 years
otherwise I would hate the world!
Ha, currently I am hearing the Soundtrack of "Babylon 5" and the 8th
track "Voices of Authority" (11:26) from the 4th season and the begining
of this track is the feeling I have when I finished this message.
:-)
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
Michelle Konzack
Systemadministrator
24V Electronic Engineer
Tamay Dogan Network
Debian GNU/Linux Consultant
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