[dba-Tech] What if Microsoft...

Hi Jim,

I spent some time to learn a bit about Linux a couple of years ago, and 
I really do love it.  Most of my business deals with Windows, so that's 
what I use most.

I'm planning to dedicate one of my computers to Linux.  Just haven't got 
around to it, yet.  The Linux setup I used for learning was a VM on a 
Windows XP box.  The distro I used was Fedora, I believe.  These days I 
hear a lot of good things about Ubuntu, so I expect that will be the 
next Linux setup I do.

I'd welcome your thoughts on that.

T

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields-at-torchlake-dot-com
231-322-2787

On 3/12/2013 10:17 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> Hi Tina:
>
> Just an aside... Linux may not be everyone's cup of tea but as far as
> reliability is concerned it is absolutely top-drawer. There is a reason why
> almost 90 percent of servers are Linux and Unix based. It is not because of
> the initial cost either as if they were not stable they would not be used
> regardless.
>
> Along a similar line, FreeBSD, a version of Unix, which is the Apple kernel,
> claim, they have only had two real reported errors since the 90's. All the
> fighter jets, commercial air-craft, space-shuttles and unmanned space crafts
> now use Linux. Linux is used everywhere where reliability is a
> requirement...not an expectation.
>
> This goes to show just how incredible the people behind the whole OSS
> movement have been.
>
> Microsoft can only dream of having a line of products of such quality in
> design, maintenance and creativity. It just goes to show how well a staff
> does not perform when they are under incredible pressure to produce, always
> fearing being fired and have limited feed-back on successes or failures.
> Money alone just can not build or buy quality...
>
> Jim
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