On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Tony Wells wrote:
> For the client workstation ease of use and penetration of
> application software is the driver. Win9x and NT are the clear
Right. We all agree that there is less application software for Linux
than for Windows, there is no doubt about that, and that the application
software there is is often saddled with some unsavory aspects relating to
installation, ease of use, or some such.
> of that century. Considerable time and training (as evidenced by
> the number and variety of questions on this list) is needed to set
> up and maintain a secure Unix/Linux server on a corporate site.
That's true. Considerable time and training is also required to set up a
Windows NT server for a corporate site that works at all; I don't think
it's possible to make a stable NT server, and the training required for
making one secure and efficient is at least as much as there is for Linux.
The biggest cost for companies looking for back-ends and servers is
neither the cost of the software, nor the cost of training, but the cost
of support. When your system works properly, the support costs are
reduced. When your system does not work properly, support costs are
increased; and many companies lose lots and lots of money when they have
downtime. Linux (and Unix in general) has very little downtime. Windows
NT has a great deal of downtime.
> business needs for resilience will result in a demand for simple,
> self installing and self-maintaining servers that require mimimum
Windows is only self-installing because the computers come with it
installed by the factory. It is certainly not self-installing when you
are given a CD and a blank hard drive. Granted, neither is Linux.
However, for a person that knows the system he is working on, Linux is
often easier to install than Windows, especially with well-supported
components. One would hope that a person purchasing a system to use as a
back-end server would be intelligent enough to purchase supported, quality
components and know how to configure them.
Neither of them is quite as nice as they could be, perhaps.
I don't believe in a self-maintaining server, at least, not within the
foreseeable future.
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