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Jeff Licquia writes " The title of the article says it all: "It's impossible to ignore joy." It's a compilation of observations on how much good fan mail they get whenever they mention Linux. They talk about their NT hype a little, but also mention that you can't ignore something with such an enthusiastic following. The question at the end is the best. "

lc writes "This article in LAN Times basically tells about Linux and what it is, and how its stability and speed are why NT professionals are switching to Linux. It also goes on to tell about the software companies that recently stated that they're supporting Linux such as IBM, Oracle, Informix Corp, and Netscape. Cover story too..."
As well, PC Week is running a good review of Caldera Netware, and tying Linux into x-nets.

Kope sent us This LanTimes Article about one writers religious epiphany after being exposed to Linux during the informix announcement. I think most of us have felt that at one point. Anyway, it's probably the single most ultra positive piece of linux writing I've seen (not counting Slashdot of course :). In fact it almost make Linux sound to good. Is that possible?

Linux had a good day today, with 2 gems brought to us by our collegues at Linux Weekly News. The first is of a journalist discovering Linux, much to her own surprise.... Another surprise is that NASA's Beowulf is now trying its hand at law-enforcement. It can trawl through logs that used to take 7 weeks to analyse in less than an hour. Now all we need to do is build HAL...

Lantimes has an interesting article about the problem with Unix: it has many technical advantages which please the engineers (people who do things), but confuse the suits (people who make poor decisions). While NT probably is easier to set up and involves cheaper sys-admins, it's your base T-model. Interestingly that's what it's being used for: a replacement for NetWare, printer and email servers, but not web servers. In essence, Unixes need to stress simplicity by providing a very simple cross-OS consistent intuitive GUI interface for inexperienced sys-admins and address the suits' level of understanding. How do you think Suits can be persuaded that NT is still wet behind the ears, and will take 20 years to mature to Unix's level of scalability and security?

Lantimes has an interesting article about the problem with Unix: it has many technical advantages which please the engineers (people who do things), but confuse the suits (people who make poor decisions). While NT probably is easier to set up and involves cheaper sys-admins, it's your base T-model. Interestingly that's what it's being used for: a replacement for NetWare, printer and email servers, but not web servers. In essence, Unixes need to stress simplicity by providing a very simple cross-OS consistent intuitive GUI interface for inexperienced sys-admins and address the suits' level of understanding. How do you think Suits can be persuaded that NT is still wet behind the ears, and will take 20 years to mature to Unix's level of scalability and security?