On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 12:31, Ronald W. Heiby wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Wednesday, August 20, 2003, 2:15:14 PM, Cliff wrote: > > In the argument over TCO, several reports have shown that the TCO for a > > single Linux server is slightly higher than a single Windows server. > > Most of those reports disregarded the fact that one Linux box easily > > replaces half a dozen Windows boxes. > > Another thing that tends to be ignored is that the number of Windows > administrators tends to scale linearly with the number of Windows > systems, while adding systems to a properly administered UNIX/Linux > system network adds a much smaller increment of work to the > administrator.
IMHO, that probably has more to do with the nature of the Linux admin than the OS in question. Admins who choose Linux tend to have a bit of the hacker nature whereas the average Windows admin includes the clueless who have just enough knowledge and tenacity to acquire a certification but not much more. Also, having a helpful community (like this one) makes the Linux admin's job far easier than the in-the-dark flunky who has to call the vendor for support. Regards, -- Cliff Wells, Software Engineer Logiplex Corporation (www.logiplex.net) (503) 978-6726 (800) 735-0555 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
