Windows vs. Unix Revisited

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Posted by michael on Thursday February 27, 2003 @05:55AM from the save-a-million-bucks-or-two dept.

dubious9 writes "Linuxworld has another TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) comparison of Windows vs. Unix. Note that is it not a Linux comparison or a specific Unix comparison at all. The comparison here is the Windows client/server model vs. the terminal/server Unix model. It discusses the needs of a school/university and considers such facts as what the students will have to run at home. It's written by a self proclaimed Unix evangelist, so don't expect it to be unbiased, but he makes points that are hard to argue with. All in all, it is a refreshing TCO comparison."

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Minty by Gizzmonic · 2003-02-27 05:59 · Score: -1, Offtopic

All in all, it is a refreshing TCO comparison.

It tingles! That's how I know it's working!

I call first post! And I don't FAIL IT!!!

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Trolling for Slashdot? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-27 06:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Yesterday, we had a open source for war story which generated almost a thousand comments, and now this potential biggie.

Is slashdot desperate for pagehits or something? Or is it just a slow news day?
Ugh... by johnkoer · 2003-02-27 06:00 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It seems we get one of these every couple of weeks and you get the same people posting the same arguments. Its been some time (weeks, maybe more) since the last article was posted, so at least we got a break this time. On with the rants that "M$ sux" or "xxx Linux is the best"

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MODS ON CRACK by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-27 06:03 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Fuck you, mods - it was a joke...
It's let's beat off to unix time again by Anonymous Coward · 2003-02-27 06:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Everyone whip out your inch long schlong and let me abuse your anus with this spiked bat
Re:Shouldn't Have Even Been Posted by methangel · 2003-02-27 06:23 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Why was this marked a troll?

He has a totally valid point. Damn you Linux ZEALOTS!
Re:Maybe the reason that the ... by secolactico · 2003-02-27 06:34 · Score: 1, Offtopic

A good auto mechanic should be able to work on foreign and domestic vehicles

Except in this case, the cars are quite disimilar. One is petrol based internal combustion engine, the other is an electric car. They both do the same job, the internals will probably require different kind of mechanics.

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Re:Shouldn't Have Even Been Posted by Sylver+Dragon · 2003-02-27 07:01 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Damn, and I just used the last of my mod points. Otherwise, I'd have given this a +1 Funny.

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Re:This should be good ;) by io333 · 2003-02-27 07:34 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Want more karma? Consider responding to any post of mine! Never fails

Oh wow, I just can't resist that:

*BSD is dying.
In SOVIET RUSSIA
Eat Martha

OK you MODS!!!!!

Let's have some!!!!!!!!!!!! Give it to me. Yea yea yes yes yes, no don't grease it, I want ALL THE SPLINTERS!!!!!!!
Re:This should be good ;) by Drakonian · 2003-02-27 08:44 · Score: 0, Offtopic

It appears that one man's humour is another man's flamebait.

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