Re: [SLUG] Re: [Oz-ISP] Linux -v- M$ Costs

2000-08-11 Thread jason andrade
On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, Danny Yee wrote: > > > > you might want to instead look at something by companies like cobalt > > > > networks or valinux. (standalone pre-configured, self-maintaining, _with > > > > support_.). > > Or e-smith running on generic hardware, which provides the same kind > of

Re: [SLUG] Re: [Oz-ISP] Linux -v- M$ Costs

2000-08-11 Thread Danny Yee
> > > you might want to instead look at something by companies like cobalt > > > networks or valinux. (standalone pre-configured, self-maintaining, _with > > > support_.). Or e-smith running on generic hardware, which provides the same kind of thing (a web interface so the locals can adminster

Re: [SLUG] Re: [Oz-ISP] Linux -v- M$ Costs

2000-08-09 Thread Dave Fitch
jason andrade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Lincoln Dale wrote: > > you might want to instead look at something by companies like cobalt > > networks or valinux. (standalone pre-configured, self-maintaining, _with > > support_.). > > you'll also want to look at the new Dell PowerA

[SLUG] Re: [Oz-ISP] Linux -v- M$ Costs

2000-08-09 Thread jason andrade
On Wed, 9 Aug 2000, Lincoln Dale wrote: > you might want to instead look at something by companies like cobalt > networks or valinux. (standalone pre-configured, self-maintaining, _with > support_.). you'll also want to look at the new Dell PowerApp which has started being sold in australia.

[SLUG] Re: [Oz-ISP] Linux -v- M$ Costs

2000-08-09 Thread Lincoln Dale
At 02:57 09/08/00, Howard Lowndes wrote: >I have a good idea what the Linux costings will work out at, but I am not >too sure of the M$ costs. If anyone has any info in this field they would >care to impart I would be grateful. for linux costs, rather than thinking of it as an exercise of: (1)