[dba-Tech] Linux vs Windows

> may save the client a few capital costs.

That's quite the understatement!

Best regards,
Hans-Christian Andersen


On 9 Jan 2013, at 21:53, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [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.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2013 9:10 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> 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
> 
> ------------
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim 
>> 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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