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InfoWorld on Switching to Linux
brentlaminack writes "The latest Infoworld is running a lengthy piece about
The Real Cost of Switching to Linux, where it makes sense and where it doesn't. As one of their columnists points out, the debate has switched from "if" to "where". One of the big wins for Linux was in the area of remote administration. Specifically noted was ssh. Also of note is the shift in calculating cost from TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) as has been calculated in the past, to ROI (Return on Investment) that focuses more on what you can do with the technology to get work done."
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this website fucking sucks. fuck you linux nerds.
Thing that I've noticed is that if a large organization gets into Linux, even if they buy it, it's theirs for the duration and all of the upgrades that they can work into it, instead of requiring either yearly site license fees or massive payouts every so many years for new versions of software to do essentially the same thing.
This is true so long as the product stays locked in a back room. As soon as you go out into the rest of the world, however, Linux belongs to Richard Stallman every bit as much as Windows belongs to Bill Gates & Paul Allen.
You link to a GPL'ed library, you gotta release your source [sayonara, chance to profit]. Ever use a function like printf()? Then tell me: Is stdio.h GPLed or LGPLed? Ever use a function like sin()? Then tell me: Is math.h GPLed or LGPLed? Got a legal department that has the time to run through all the code in all the libraries to see what's GPLed, what's LGPLed, and what's other?
And you can forget about making changes to someone else's GPLed source and hope to profit from your work...
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fourth post is third FAILURE! YOU FAIL at FAILURE!
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I am the manager for a small (4 employee) art studio. We do graphic design for local businesses in our area. One month ago, We desided to upgrade our aging PowerMacs (68k editions) that ran PhotoShop 3.5 to Debian Linux machines that ran on 3 Ghz dual XEON machines. It costed us $3000 (725 for each computer, $100 for the boxed version of Debian 3.1). After hearing that Gimp 1.3.17 had finally implemented the elusive CMYK support and had a decent GUI at last we couldn't resist the switch!
It installled well, and we loved it, until we actually did some real work with it. We watched how it struggled for 20 minutes applying a guassian blur on a 4096x4096 tif file. On the old Macs, the same oepration would take 2 minutes, if that.
We also found out that linux didn't support our Epson Stylus 5000 Pro printer, and we had to set up one of the old macs a print server. We soon got bored of the delays and we have now ordered 4 Powermac Dual 2Ghz G5 machines, along 4 licences for Photoshop 9.0, which should arive in mid September. It costed us $13,000, but it will soon pay off in the form of reduced wait for images to be processed (therefore less wages to pay).
We would like to moved to linux, but w esold the XEON machines to a beowulf cluster owned by some eccentric guy for $2000. When linux speeds up to acceptable levels, and supports Professional hardware, we will consider it again in a few years.
Sir, I am offended by your deliberate rabble-rousing and hate-filled rhetoric.