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MS "Software Choice" Campaign: A Clever Fraud
Bruce Perens writes "Microsoft's new "Software Choice" campaign is all for your right to choose... as long as you choose Microsoft. It's too bad that Intel and the U.S. Government couldn't see through the rhetoric. Read the full story at The Register." Note that California will soon be considering - like Peru - a law to mandate open source software in government. The gloves are off - on both sides.
Sorry for the troll!
-Mark
The radio station near my house plays both kinds of music:
country AND western.
Ok guy, I agree with you that Microsoft is an ungainly behemoth that needs a little reigning in. But some of your article was just down right wacky. I am not Microsoft pundit, I use it, I use Linux, and the *nixes. And I do prefer them for many things, and then windows for others.
Windows XP does have some heavy problems, but it is a fairly decent OS. I still use 2000 on some of my boxes and no real big issues. I run my nixes and windows fairly tight.
First rule of a sysadmin? Don't USE THE OS until it has been through at least 1-2 year period on the market so things can be ferreted out and fixed. This goes for service packs in windows and Linux Kernel updates(service pack). Ok, kernel updates to add funcionality but do fix and break things yeah. Anyone remember IBCS(or is it ICBS) dropped support from 6.2 to 7.
So unless you follow that rule do not bitch.
Your article is mainly rehashed summaries from other sources, which you reference. It is nice you put it all in one place, but adding spin is a whole nother animal.
As for the techinical issues you mentioned. XP does have them but they are easily resolved. All your 'problems' can be resolved on technet.
1. Sysprep, Riprep, Norton Ghost. Ghost been around for years. Easy system backups. And most OS's will freak if you move a hardrive to another system with different components.
2. Reg backups. Free software to do this. Hey it's free, what we all want right?
And yeah MS wants in your PC, but Apple owns your pc everytime you update. Good for the goose is good for the gander. But apple is *SPECIAL*
And the DOS issue. Yeah XP is not too great with DOS. But you know if you have ap that recquires it. Put 2000, put 98, forget about XP(see sysadmin rule #1). MS has been real clear about XP and DOS.
You have a lot lof legitame bitches that were garnered from others research no problem. But a lot of your article is skewed.
I want to see Linux get more recognition. But we fight the good fight, not THEIR fight of skewed facts and figures. We do it clean or we are no better.
And you might want to pick up some books from Amazon on OS's to learn a little more. Take a class or two.
For the record I am linux certified, a+, net+, and a MCSA. Who gives a shit. I am a tech, certs are part of the job. Did I mention my degree in IS? So while I am not a complete technical diety or claim to be I do feel comfortable enough to talk on the subject.
Fight it clean or do not fight at all.
Puto
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Windows Server has:
Active Directory
Multiple Domain controllers per domain
Multiple Domains per tree
Multiple Trees per forest
Single Signon to access resources anywhere inside the forest.
Data Replication between domain controllers.
The ability to manage users, resources, and services like DHCP and DNS from anywhere in the forest making the changes in one place and the configuration changes are replicated.
Microsoft's W2k Server give a *LOT* of features and functionality that I can't get in the unix world unless I want to do a lot of scripting.