> So, what advantages would there be to running Windows Server? > Uh, so we get to circulate some of our hard earned dollars back through M$ so they can further circulate those dollars to others through salary, bonus and dividend dollars so others yet can purchase those goods and services we offer using M$ product based solutions, of course! The old "Invisible Hand" that moves our economy, or more like the "Clearly Visible Fist" we see with so many folks being overtly crushed by banks and credit card finance charges being jacked up for any excuse, and CC interest rates into the 30%+ range.
I have only one bank, USAA, with a personal CC account, used for convenience, and being that they serve primarily active, retired and former military personnel they have not been screwing with their members too much (not at all for me, just some nominal fee increases for stuff I do not use anyway). Only a few of my corporate banks have screwed around with me, and I closed every one of those accounts as they began to play their little games. The banks that I still have involved with my business accounts have not yet begun to screw around, but they have a few more months to do so. And when they do I will close those accounts also. So my point? Hmmm... What advantages would there be to running Windows Server.... None really, as I far prefer to not circulate any more dollars through M$ than I have to. I would rather put it into cash reserves at USAA bank so I can stop moving any more cash than necessary through the greedy bastards who run our banking institutions. After that come the licensing and technical considerations. Until this past year it was only the licensing and technical considerations that drove me into the open arms of LinuxWorld. My, how the world changes, eh? Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Arnold > Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 11:49 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Shields up > > Ted, > > It's very good to know there is a way around MS's plunders (blunders!), > but > as Alan pointed out MS is in a position to dispense the death of a > thousand > needles if it so chooses. > > MS made the decision to buy FoxPro, and then they made the decision to > stop > further development. There's still one more Big Decision for them to > make: > whether to kill it (one way or the other) or willingly keep it alive > along > with Windows. > > We're not going to find much comfort in MS's handling of VFP so far, > but > perhaps with Big Bill less involved, better judgement will prevail. > After > all, VFP is a gold mine, and MS is going to need every resource it has > to > face the future. While MS was enjoying it's heyday, IBM and friends > haven't > been on vacation. See http://mainframe.solutionscenter.techweb.com/ > > > Bill > > > > *we may end up with the curious situation where a Linux server > running > > Samba will actually work better for this than a Windows Server box. > > > > That has been the case for some time, at least for some of us. A > couple of my clients run a Linux server to host their files and shared > documents. They don't have problems with the vendors switching to > incompatible SMB protocols. They don't have licensing issues with > remote control software (VNC and ssh and/or RDP) changing from version > to version, Gil's big complaint. They can run world-class software: > web serving (Apache), email (PostFix/Sendmail), database (FoxPro DBF > serving via Samba, or MySQL/PostgreSQL), groupware, etc. And, of > course, it's firewalled (iptables), virus-scanned (ClamAV) and > intrusion-protected (Tripwire, etc.) > > So, what advantages would there be to running Windows Server? > > -- > Ted Roche > Ted Roche & Associates, LLC > http://www.tedroche.com > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/09e901ca7698$cdfbfab0$69f3f0...@com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
