[dba-Tech] Linux vs Windows

Jim,
I meant that satire is in the eye of the beholder :-)

No doubt that your client will save money, they have a good consultant
working for them.

To follow up on the rebooting issue - I had to repair a Windows Starter
Edition (that's the free, crippled version of Word and Excel that some OEMs
include) install last night. It took three reboots to do just that!

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 11:53 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Linux vs Windows

Twelve Linux boxes, with full office, web, printer, home drives, a couple of
Windows apps so installed Wine, latest updates, couple at a time (only had
two boot DVDs), all tested ready to go in about four hours...without pushing
from the server but did have to replace the local SMB files which take
command line effort of one copied text file. (With the new SMB 4.x installed
everything is automatic even full Windows server Active-Directory
compatibility...but have not tested it...yet.)

Would it be possible with a dozen full Windows installs? 

Only went back to the client's site to wait to see if any one had questions
or issues and they have had virtually no issues. The young office manager,
had never seen Linux up close but just picked it up on the fly and she knows
more than I do now. 

Aside: I will be doing one upgrade in the next couple weeks by adding RDP to
all Linux stations...no issues as they all run like servers. Check out XRDP
which will allow any Windows stations/servers to remote in just like all
Linux or Windows stations can remote in to all Window servers.

It is a lot of fun to mix and match OSs and may save the client a few
capital costs.

Jim

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 7:48 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Linux vs Windows

In the eye of the beholder.

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:10 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Linux vs Windows

On 2013-01-09 8:20 PM, John Bartow wrote:
> Wow. That was geek snobbery at its best.

Or just geek satire at its best.

PB

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> -----Original Message-----
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> Lawrence
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 8:09 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Linux vs Windows
>
> I have always been quite upset with the limits of Linux and here is a 
> article from a tech of similar ilk.
>
> http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=18309
>
> Jim
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