-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Surgeon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 12:50
To: Noonan, Wesley
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Squid and Samba
> Yes, paying for software is a tragedy (or some would say, a cost of doing
> business). Then again, when you pay for software, you don't have the
> problems that were presented (and when you do, you can call support when
you
> need it). There's an old adage about getting what one pays for... and
> another one about the right tools for the right job (you want it to look
> like Microsoft, you should probably use Microsoft). Anyway, I'm still
> waiting for open source hardware. Then I'll be impressed...
> There's an old adage about getting what one pays for...
I'm not so sure about that!
When was the last time Microsoft recompiled their source code for you to fix
a problem you had with their software?
Process difference. Microsoft doesn't recompile their source. This is an
invalid argument. When is the last time I had them put together a patch?
About a month ago.
How long did it take for them to release the patches?
A week.
I gave them a phone call and have still been waiting for 6 years for them to
get rid of those damn blue screens.
Yes, it is fortunate that Unix NEVER crashes. Or at least, that is what one
is led to believe. As for the culprits of blue screens, since 90% of them
are drivers, and Microsoft doesn't make drivers, who is really responsible
here?
They have not being forthcoming with any successful patches to date and my
business is still limping along on their crap software.
Dare I say, it might not be the software that is the problem.
I have been using Microsoft products about twice as long as Linux and the
more I use Microsoft based software the more I hate it.
Well, I guess that is *your* experience. Use it less then.
Not because it is really bad software but because it is flawed in both
design and stability.
Rarely have I found the design and stability to be the result of the
software. For more often, it is the result of the admin.
This should really go to private mail...
-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
