On Thu, 2002-06-27 at 21:36, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > Mainframes or ordinary x86 servers? Microsoft has exactly zero percent of the > mainframe market. Windows just can't scale that well. Even GNU/Linux, at > present, runs on IBM mainframes in virtual partitions on top of z/OS.
Burn.... > As for x86 servers, Windows only dominates at the low end. This high end is > populated by the Unicies. GNU/Linux is a relatively new entry to the corporate > IT world, and so has some catching up to to. Nevertheless, it is the > fastest-growing OS out there. > > Netcraft.com have statistics on Web servers. The last time I checked, Apache had > two-thirds of that market, and many Apache installations are on GNU/Linux. MS > IIS had about a quarter. > > Remember, an important element in system reliability is security. Gartner have > always been very pro-MS. Then why do they recommend that people _not_ use IIS > (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/21853.html)? > > Unlike Windows, GNU/Linux is highly resistant to virii and worms: > http://www.roaringpenguin.com/mimedefang/anti-virus.php3. > > If Windows is so good, why aren't Microsoft using it themselves? Many of its > busiest servers, including the Hotmail servers, run on FreeBSD > (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/23348.html). Several attempts have been > made to switch them to Windows, but they have all failed. Even MS's > wehavethewayout.com anti-UNIX campaign servers were initially running on OpenBSD > (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/24681.html). BURN !! Flamethrower burn! lol... A number of parody sites > have been made in response, including http://wehadthewayout.com/ and > http://wehavethewayin.com/. > Many good business cases can be found at http://www.mandrakebizcases.com/. > > Here's a basic TCO study: > http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2001/1018.tco.html. > > Samba is a reverse-engineered open source version of Microsoft's SMB/CIFS > protocol, and is faster than Microsoft's own implementation: > http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,17201,00.asp. > > You want lots of real statistics? Try this: > http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html. > > Note that I have made several links to The Register. They have become well-known > for being anti-Microsoft, but they do not lie or twist the facts. I would > consider them to be a credible source. > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan > Very impressive, Srid. :) LX -- 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdk Evolution 1.0.2-5mdk Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같�
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