[aklug] Re: MS wipes out Linux installation for savings

Ok, where should I begin. Let's start with the article's author. Did anyone=
 else look at his profile? He is "Originally a Math/Physics graduate who co=
uldn't cut it in his own field." From reading this article I think it was =
the math that gave him problems. To properly write an article like this you=
 should have a degree in finance, business or accounting.=0A=0AArticle Quot=
e:=0A"As far as I know the only way to make sense of this is to assume that=
=0Ait took at least eight more people to run the 30 Linux servers than it=
=0Adoes to run the 12 Windows ones -after all the money didn=E2=80=99t go f=
or=0Areinvestment, it didn=E2=80=99t go for hardware, third party support, =
or=0Asoftware, so what else is left?=0A"=0A=0AI can easily see how 8 people=
 would be needed to run 30 Linux servers. There would be 2 people per shift=
 just to deal with any problems on the Linux servers or network. Then you w=
ould have a manager and an assistant manager. That would constitute the e-c=
ommerce department.=0A=0AArticle Quote:=0A"As they found out, however, Linu=
x isn=E2=80=99t Windows and changing to Linux on a one to one OS replaceme=
nt basis only because it=E2=80=99s cheaper is about as dumb as it gets."=0A=
=0AIf you can't replace Windows machines on a one for one basis. Then Linux=
 will never be a major competitor to Microsoft, period. =0A=0AIf using Linu=
x would require a major infrastructure change in most I.T. departments. The=
n most I.T. managers would not opt for a Linux solution.=0A=0AJames
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Received on Mon Jan 19 15:13:33 2009