-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ed Wilts wrote:
>Actually, there is a 2nd reason. Linux with Samba simply does not have the >access control mechanisms that NT does, and this limits the granularity of >access. For some businesses (like ours), this is a show stopper. Linux ACL >support is being worked on, but it's not ready for prime time. As I'm sure you know, though, there are other Unix filesystems which do have ACL capability. Still, you're quite right that this is the remaining of what used to be the two significant advantages of NTFS over ext2. (The other used to be journalling.) >Linux is not the answer to every problem. It's getting better, but for some >tasks, Windows is still superior. That's a tough case to make among evangelists, but yes, it bothers me, too, when Linux is irresponsibly oversold. It's doing incredibly well on its own merits against well-heeled interests ... no need for hyperbole and the damaged credibility that it risks. - -d - -- David Talkington PGP key: http://www.prairienet.org/~dtalk/0xCA4C11AD.pgp -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 6.5.8 Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.75-6 iQA/AwUBPJpAHr9BpdPKTBGtEQInLACgkS+pVfk6wRqyzM8gKVb8G4Fh+mQAoOeb IukY3ZpmRExvVENe9DhKHUM7 =NLBy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
