[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Linux article

[terry]

Neil Aggarwal wrote:
>>Interesting article on Linux versus Windows, check it out.
>> 
>>http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115770,00.asp
> 
> 
> This article is completely focused on Linux as a desktop
> solution.  In that arena, I have to admit that Linux is not
> ready.  As much as I would love to run Linux on my desk,
> it is impossible or far too time consuming to get the software 
> that I need to run my business (Please do not start a flame 
> war on this).
> 
Not even desktop as in end user, as in PC, [personal computer]?

I think it's here and now for both.

What about the guy at frys that was quoted as saying, "there's nothing 
Linux can do that Windows can't do",  hummm  .. Right?  Wrong?
Ok, how about the other way around, "there's nothing MS Windows can do 
that Linux can't do", ... Right?   Wrong?

I'm happily using Linux as a desktop and know plenty of others that are 
as well, that have ditched MS Windows completely and do everything they 
need and want to do just fine with Linux.

There are businesses that use it too but I will agree, not all could 
make the transition completely, they're too deeply involved in some 
applications that really need the MS platform, but most could turn a 
great deal of their computer assets over to the Linux OS and do just 
fine with it and an awful lot of them could turn it ALL over to Linux 
and it may not save money in the short term but it sure would in the 
long term.


> He states this point:
>  Compared to its sliver of the desktop OS market, Linux 
>  garnered a much larger 23 percent of the server market 
>  in 2002.
> 
> But does not expand on it because it is not the focus
> of the article.  Personally, I belive that the server
> market is where Linux is the best available solution and
> I challenge anyone to try to tell me otherwise.

I totally agree there.

> 
> So, given the narrow focus of the article, I think what
> he says is pretty accurate.  It is slanted, but not too
> much.  Definitely good to start seeing a shift in the media.
> 

Yes, I agree, it's pretty accurate, not totally accurate but not bad.

> To whomever posted the original link to this mailing
> list: thank you for telling us about it.
> 

It was just a friend of mine, a MS user, who will remain anonymous.
And like I said, I think it's a good article, mostly accurate too.

> Thanks,
> 	Neil
> 
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