Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Andrew G. Morgan" <> | Subject | Re: Good point of Linux over Windows NT | Date | Sun, 19 Jan 1997 08:07:41 -0800 (PST) |
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Hi,
#1: The kernel list is not a place for this sort of discussion.
However, here is a list of random thoughts to get you started (I'm procrastinating when I should be writing a journal article):
PUM wrote: > I need your help. I have to present this on 22th of January. Please answer > me as soon as you can.
First, second, and third: you get the source, you get the source, you get the source.
It is quicker.
There are more people contributing to its development.
There is little hype: people develop Linux because they enjoy it; they *use* Linux because it works. How much of the appeal of NT is simply marketing hype?
You are not tied to the (unknown) marketing model of a large US company. (Governments should worry about becoming dependent on foreign corporations for their internal integrety/independence).
Linux is free: there are no issues of system licences (or system software upgrade costs) etc:
1000 NT boxes = 1000*x + sysadmin 1000 Linux boxes = sysadmin .
(for x=$500, $500,000 = a lot of Linux system administration).
I would advise you to talk with Linux International. li.org . They will have lots of better reasons + examples of success stories, and this is what they are there for.
Regards
Andrew -- Linux-PAM, libpwdb, Orange-Linux and Linux-GSS http://parc.power.net/morgan/index.html [ For those that prefer FTP --- ftp://ftp.lalug.org/morgan ]
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