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Server Makers Push Linux
Rob writes "The bi-annual LinuxWorld trade show is under way this week in San Francisco, and once
again the major platform makers are swearing their fealty to Linux and trying to figure
out any angle they can to use Linux as a lever to wrest sales away from their competition
and money out of their customer bases. The Linux market has largely proven itself (even if
it is still dwarfed by Windows and Unix), and now the major server makers are getting down
to the brass tacks of marketing as
well as broadening and deepening their support of Linux on their platforms." Also FYI, I will be attending the Slashdot BOF session on Wednesday and answering questions. I'm hoping to be able to show people a good demo of Slashdot in CSS!
Slashdot in CSS? I feel the very foundations of the earth trembling...
do you think linux will be the main server OS in the next few years?
I would think that Linux has the best chance of gaining footing in the OS struggle through server software. While linux would be impractical for my grandmother (due to her lack of computer knowledge), that isn't a hurdle for sysadmins and the likes. Ossus
"swearing their fealty to Linux"
With highbrow language like that, Linux is going to acquire a reputation as the OS of snobs. That's not good.
I guess swearing fealty is better than opening a sealed OEM package though, you retain more of your rights.
Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.
Also FYI, I will be attending the Slashdot BOF session on Wednesday and answering questions. I'm hoping to be able to show people a good demo of Slashdot in CSS!
;)
Isn't it enough that we bitch and moan about how slashdot works now? Are you sure you want to be trolled in person?
"What do you think?" "I think 'What, do you think?!'"
Athletic Scholarships to universities make as much sense as academic scholarships to sports teams.
I still do not believe, but I am willing to pay whatever fees just to see that!
What kind of biased summary was that? It basically went, "companies are going to try to figure out HOW TO EXTORT CUSTOMERS WITH LINUX WHICH IS FREE." The goal of companies is to make money, and I don't see everyone scowling over Red Hat and Novell, so why such a summary?
We've alread seen /. in CSS.
"A language that doesn't affect the way you think about programming, is not worth knowing" - Alan Perlis
It's absolutely awesome, and 100% reliable.
But more than anything else, I don't have to worry about my shit getting hackified. Well, obviously there is always a chance. But, I know it's a helluva lot more secure than any Windows ISS server.
I know I'm not even a zit on the butt of the internet in terms of the stuff I serve up, but, it's relevant that home users like myself trust Linux over Windows.
My site
My films
I can't wait for the day when evangalism gives way to common sense and rational thought. A day when the Slashdot crowd can discuss this topic with equal thought and consideration to both sides of the fence.
What I mean is, I use Linux daily at work - a stripped-down workstation thin client platform that I maintain - and it's simple. I've had experience doing the same sort of thing with Windows 2000 (well, not Terminal Services style, but participating in a domain with roaming profiles and locked-down policies), and it was just a nightmare. But that said, Windows does have its high points. Usability isn't necessarily one of them, nor is interoperatbility/server reliabilitiy, but for many offices it does a bang-up job of getting stuff done.
I prefer to use the right tool for the job, and I think for this particular post, it's sort of a no-brainer that Linux/FreeBSD are the right tools for the job. Or, to put it in an OS War context, Linux/FreeBSD are perfect for the Big Iron, and somewhat adaptable to the Small Iron, but Windows tries and, generally, succeeds at the Small Iron.
Personally, I prefer FreeBSD, but according to Netcraft, it's just me.
First Microsoft switches the XBox to PowerPC chips.
Then Apple switches to Intel processors.
Next, Apple comes out with a multi-button mouse.
Now you're trying to tell me Slashdot is FINALLY switching to CSS?
*runs to a fallout shelter stocked up with beans and bullets*
--DrH, the Sandwich with the Ph.D.
Linux is "dwarfed by Unix"? Can someone explain how that works?
Best regards, A.C.
Slashdot in CCS
will it be Internet Explorer 7 Complient?
Mahaha......
Sory my bad... had a moment...
Haven't yee ever heard the saying "Linux is for servers"?
Go to the w3.org and put Slashdot.org through the validator.
If so, what will the next linux slashdot article be about? Any guesses?
This is my sig. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
Where the E stays for "every". From two articles back:
The focus of the cost-cutting has mainly been on simple computing tasks, such as running Web sites. IDC, a market research firm, estimates the value of world-wide sales of servers running Linux rose 44% to $4.2 billion last year, and will reach $9.3 billion by 2009. Sales of systems running Unix, meanwhile, were roughly flat in 2004 at $17.6 billion, and are expected to stay at about that level over the next five years. IDC estimates sales of servers running Microsoft Windows rose 14.6% to $15.9 billion last year, and will reach $24.2 billion in 2009.
It's not installed base, but new sales, apparently.
With the reliability and up-time of UNIX servers and the usability of Linux, it was only a matter of time before this happened and I for one am glad it did.
A Linux flavor for every Month!
I fail to see why Grandma would not enjoy using Linux. Say Linspire or some other appliance like device. Lets look at some of the windows questions a non-tech user has to ask. It isn't any different at all but you don't have to patch Linux for Microsoft virus. And last I heard reading Microsoft infected email with IE or Active-X exploits doesn't work for Linux. And lets face it, Grandma isn't programming in ASP for a living, nore is she going to develop a corporate database for MS-SQL, so all she wants to likely do is read email, surf the web and perhaps watch her stocks. Maybe even some light word processing with Open Office. Most Microsoft bigots think Microsoft is for their their Granda's are know nothing graduates of McDonnalds now on Microcrack borg drug. Grandmawants a machine that does not insatiably ask for upgrades and she doesn't give a damm about service packs and XP host verification. And does she know what to do if a host validation fails with XP2 Home? Bet not....
Of course, they are pushing Linux: The cost of Windows OS software is a significant percentage of the cost of a physical server. Most servers are dedicated to running a specialty product, so why spend money on tons of components that are not being used on that specific server anyway? A Web server just needs freeware Apache and it's far more secure than its IIS counterpart. Why buy COM+, .Net and all the other non-secure garbage you don't want? Doug Hettinger www.SoftwareObjectz.com
http://www.softwareobjectz.com
What's with the pointless racist crap?
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