> > While it may well be initially less expensive to install a Linux-based > computer than a Windows-based computer, there are hidden costs associated > with that Linux system which many adherents tend to gloss over (if they > ever mention them at all). Those hidden costs need to be evaluated BEFORE > the computer is installed. In a Windows-centric enterprise where there is > insufficient Linux-knowledgeable resource, it makes little economic sense > to do that. The same holds true in a Linux-centric enterprise; it makes > little economic sense to start installing Windows-based computers if there > is insufficient internal resource to properly manage them (or the > willingness to acquire the necessary resources). > >
Tom, In my experience the TCO argument you've articulated is used mostly as FUD by people with a vested interest in the status quo. I've seen vendor after vendor try to keep Linux competition out of larger enterprises with these arguments. I've yet to see _any_ case where a Linux solution had _significant_ extra operational costs. While there is some basis for these well known arguments their applicability is surly diminishing as Linux becomes more mainstream. Regards, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list