On Thu, 2003-07-31 at 05:06, Todd Slater wrote: > Sorry for hijacking this thread but . . . > > I need suggestions for selling folks at work (a technical college) that > Linux should be part of our IT curriculum (especially the web > development/e-commerce part). They want to keep everything Windows, > .net, .asp, java; I'm not faculty but would like to point out the folly > of a Windows-only approach. What can I cite (that is not hyper-biased) > other than the Netcraft surveys showing over 60% of web servers run > Apache?
Firstly, any IT department that wants to stick to "Only Windows" or even "Only Linux" is making a costly mistake in that of itself. If you look at a "network" from an outside perspective - or from a more "macro" standpoint, it (the network) should be strong, solid and be able to face any task; hence having a mix of Windows and Linux can only make the picture stronger and brighter overall. Cost is a factor, security is a factor. Where Windows lacks in security, Linux can take up the slack. For where Linux lacks in "Microsoft proprietary ability", well, the Windows servers take up that slot. DNS servers? Linux. Webservers? A mix of Linux and Windows. Fileservers? Linux. Print servers? Linux. Exchange? Well, obviously Windows. Mail gateway? Linux. Network proxy and firewall? Linux. Game server? Linux. Streaming media? Windows. They CAN compliment each other greatly and make for a solid and secure network. Just have to put aside the BS thinking and get on with the real work. As as administrator to a network, I would much MUCH rather spend my time doing silly things and monitoring a solid network - as opposed to patching, fixing, fighting crap all the time. When I worked for Samsung we had a "mix" - and it was a gravy job most of the time. It was, though, due to the fact that the UNIX/Linux administration and the Windows administration sat down and thought out how to best approach the "new network" and how to balance the load according to demand; it was an "even Steven" deal and in the end, all of our work was easy as pie - most of us had more than enough time on our hands to do REAL research, or help out the help desk guys (which was a great thing for them as they got a chance to learn about network administration and how we perceive things from sitting in the coms room all day long...) -- Thu Jul 31 11:30:00 EST 2003 11:30:00 up 37 min, 1 user, load average: 0.99, 1.06, 0.94 ----------------------------------------------------------------- | __ __ |kuhn media australia | | /-oo /| |'-. |http://kma.0catch.com | | .\__/ || | | |================================| | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' |stephen kuhn | | | / \__.`=._) (_ | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | ----------------------------------------------------------------- linux user #:267497 linux machine #:194239 * MDK 9.1+ & RH 9 Mandrake Linux Kernel 2.4.21-11mdk Cooker for i586 ----------------------------------------------------------------- * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * BOFH excuse #81: Please excuse me, I have to circuit an AC line through my head to get this database working.
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