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Re: Low/No Cost Unix
Scott Williams wrote:
>
> Yes, I've seen several versions of Free BSD, Linux, etc. It really boils down
> to what the corporate structure is willing to trust. I know, as an SA, I would
> never reccommend Linux or some other free OS to be used in my shop. With 100+
> users that produce a product that brings in billions of $$'s to the company, I
> would NEVER put that on the shoulders of a free OS. Can I call up a team of
> engineers at Red Hat if I have a problem? Sun is always there for me. I can
> depend on it. Yes, I'll pay for that. But again, Unix is in the big shop,
> where the application needs real power. So, our focus turns to the smaller
> shops. Can they, and will they, spend the money for a commercialy released and
> supported Unix? Do they even need it? NT will get the job done just as well.
> Fileserver applications, not number crunching or data processing. Unix will
> always reign supreme in DP. But NT is very capable of driving a PC network in
> the corporate world. Why would I put linux on all of those desktops? I would
> not. So, where would I use Linux, Free BSD, etc.? Not in my DP shop. Not on my
> desktops. Where?
>
> Scott
> Will pay for Unix.
I'm also at a Sun shop and happy - but Linux runs on my home machines
(Bill Gates doesn't get a dime from me) and I'm a total Linux fan.
My husband uses Linux at work (very large international corporation) on
several servers and they love it. Red Hat DOES provide support and
there are tons of support sites on the web. Linux is so much more fully
documented and worked with than other flavors that you'd find that you
don't have to have the support from Red Hat that you may use from Sun.
There are loads of apps and scripts and things for Linux on the Web -
not so with Solaris - and the online documentation is strong.
Go ahead. Try taking an old PC home (a 486 works fine) and loading
Linux on it. You'll be glad you did and you just might find that free
is far from useless. I love Linux, can you tell?
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