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Windows to Linux Migration in the Enterprise?

Posted by Cliff on from the a-mission-critical-move dept.

youngerpants asks: "There is a lot of talk at the moment about migrating applications from WIN32 to Linux. This certainly helps move the OSS movement along, however, the true test of Linux is in the enterprise. Whereas we can move applications, how can the enterprise itself (such as Active Directory to Open LDAP, Exchange Server to Sendmail and NTFS to Samba) be moved. Have Slashdot readers used any applications or followed any strategies to migrate their enterprise? How would you tackle an obviously risky migration?"

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  1. Open source procedure by Adi · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. Move from Windows to Linux.
    2. ???
    3. Profit! :)

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  2. Wow by Quattro+Vezina · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn, the title of this article is just begging for someone to make a Star Trek joke, and no one's done so yet.

    Ah, Slashdotters genuinely surprise me sometimes...

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    1. Re:Wow by x00101010x · · Score: 3, Funny

      Scotty:
      She can'nah take much more'o this captain! Th' opensource drivers for the warp core containment controller card are only version 0.2.1 and the project hasn't seen an update for nearly a century! While the hardware is capable of running the engines at 110%, these incomplete kernel drivers can'nah hold her much longer than five minutes over 80%!

      Kirk:
      Bones! You've got Familiar Linux running on your tricorder, get online and see if you can find a patch for the warp core containment driver!

      Bones:
      Damnit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a kernel hacker.

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  3. Re:Wrong examples by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Closing your mind to an entire idea because you've generalised from one single bad experience is not good practice in any walk of life."

    Perhaps I could interest you in some Amway products then?