Re: Low/No Cost Unix

[Bill Weinman <wew@bearnet.com>]

Scott,

   I use Linux for my six mission-critical servers. I have used Sun, SCO, 
HP, and AIX in the past, and Linux is faster, more robust, and far 
better supported than any those. In fact, if it cost $$$$ I would buy it 
without hesitation. 

   As my Aunt Rose used to say, "Don't judge a book by its pricetag!"

--Bill (who measures his uptime in MONTHS)


At 10:25 AM 2/23/98 -0600, Scott Williams spake:
>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.
>
>
>

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