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Reducing the TCO of IT with Linux?
Bil Simser asks: "I've been asked by upper management to look at the feasibility of replacing our current Windows IT infrastructure with Linux. Basically someone has said that Linux is free so now we're off to see how free that really means. A full replacement is probably impossible, but I can see some benefits coming from selective replacement of specific technologies (e.g. application servers, web servers) that might be feasible. This is both from a cost reduction standpoint and increasing productivity when it comes to system management. I've already looked at a few studies done on TCO reduction on this and they look good so now I'm turning to the Slashdot community to see if anyone has either practical experience or informative insight into a problem like this? The objective is to determine the TCO of deploying Linux as a core part of our operational environment so what does that mean in the sense of hardware, software, middleware and management impact?"
TCO hails back to the days when DOS imposed 7.3 naming scheme for files. Thus, as an amusing jape, destined to make GNU/Hippies wet their pants, Rob 'Fudge Packer' Malda chose the name CmdrTCO, shortened these days to TCO. It represents many horrific things, including TCO-snotting, which actually refers to the queer GNU/Hippy practice of blowing windows CDs out their noses onto each others spotty, pasty white, lardy bodies.
"RMS is the Jerry Springer of Open Source Software" --AC
Yes, and Bill Gates and co. comes in as guests making complete asses of themselves every show.
=D
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Free and open? Cheap Total Cost of Ownership? Do thousands of geeks look at the internals every day?
I think we should be told.
Linux is like my wife, hard to understand but very nice once you get under the hood.
"Free and open? Cheap Total Cost of Ownership? Do thousands of geeks look at the internals every day?"
No that was my x girlfriend.
This one is all mine and the TCO is pretty nice, she works with computers. As of looking at her she is a geek, nuff said.
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Oh man, are you saying I have to get a better pick up line at a bar then, "Hey baby, I use Red Hat, what's your distro?"
TCO = "Totally Cool OperatingSystem"
The lower the TCO the less cool something is. When Microsoft says that Windows has a higher TCO then Linux they mean that Windows is cooler.
Slashdot is the best TCO reduction device! Linux/Windows or any other OS comes nowhere near Slashdots amazing ability to reduce companies TCO. If your company have any IT-related problem just post it on /. and you will reveive bundles of free research and support!
/Patrix
Cheers