[NTLUG:Discuss] Micro$oft's purported Linux "Myths"

[sunflower1043@juno.com]

My posting of this is prompted by Mark Vaughn's excellent posting in this
group, this weekend, of the URL to the following Micro$oft/ CNBC
pro-Linux article (Thanks, Mark.):

http://www.msnbc.com/news/244979.asp

Several fine responses to Micro$oft's "myths" about Linux, have recently
appeared on Linux Today.  Just in case list subscribers haven't seen
those pro-Linux analyses and responses to Micro$oft, some can be found
at:

http://linuxtoday.com/stories/10810.html

http://linuxtoday.com/stories/10904.html

http://linuxtoday.com/stories/10852.html

I also recently came across an excellent article, a "Practical Manager's
Guide to Linux".  Written by an EDS employee from Australia, the article
greatly interested me, because it was written to evaluate the OS'es from
the business standpoint -- purchase (!) costs of the systems, training,
other software availability, usability on existing, and older, hardware,
etc.  That article is at (Caution -- a mildly-lengthy download, appx. 1
minute on a 53 Kbps dial-up connection):

http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/GaneshCPrasad/GaneshCPrasad2.html

Best wishes to all in NTLUG. -- Doug Darnold
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