On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 17:22:20 -0600 Collins Richey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 06 Sep 2003 18:08:27 -0400 > burns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 17:56, Keith Antoine wrote: > > > EWEEK: ENTERPRISE LINUX VS SERVER 2003 : SMACKDOWN! > > > > > > "What's this? People whining about the cost of serious Linux > > > enterprise use? Folks get real? Have you priced Microsoft Server > > > 2003 lately...?" > > > > > I traded emails with the author. The point he's trying to make is > > with regard to support services (i.e. for enterprises). Apparently > > some companies think that just because the source code is free, the > > 24/7 support services should be too. He's trying to point out that > > supporting Linux does have a cost. > > -- > > The laughing point he makes is that the new, spiffy M$ Server will not > run existing M$ applications!!! Why would anyone deal with a company > like this? > An even better laughing point in the comments: To paraphase the Great Bard himself, Out, out, brief candle! Gartner's but a walking shadow, a poor excuse of an analyst That marches to Microsoft's drum and lies through FUD its hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. My humblest apologies to William Shakespeare. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
