Low/No Cost Unix

[Scott Williams <swill41@jcpenney.com>]

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.