[TriLUG] microsoft ad

Jim Ray jim at neuse.net
Wed Mar 8 00:30:30 EST 2006


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?
>
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>On Sat, 2006-03-04 at 16:47 -0500, Jim Ray wrote:
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>>hmmm....that's what you're saying.  i rest my case and see where this 
>>conversation is going....
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>>William Sutton wrote:
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>>>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?
>>>
>>> 
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