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Novell Expects Vista to Spur Linux Adoption
It doesn't come easy writes "According to the Register, Novell expects the cost of upgrading to Vista will encourage many companies to turn to Linux instead. From the article: 'Jack Messman, chief executive of networking software vendor Novell says that 2006 will see widespread adoption of Linux on the corporate desktop. According to Messman the catalyst will be the release of Microsoft Windows Vista and the high costs associated with upgrading. Obviously, if they're right Novell hopes that turn will be toward SUSE Linux.'" We touched on this issue late last month, as well.
You have no idea how good it is already. ZENworks for Desktops has been doing this for Windows for years now. And when Novell bought up Ximian, they got Red Carpet. That involved into ZENworks Linux Management, which has a web interface for management, VNC remote control to the managed machines, Linux imaging (ext2 and ext3 currently, ReiserFS support in the works), etc.
The cool thing is that you can demo pretty much anything Novell has to offer for 90 days, so give it all a whirl. The documentation is top notch, as is the knowledgebase and the user communities. If you get stuck, you can certainly find help.
Instead of DOS??
NetWare NEVER ran on top of DOS. It used DOS to boot strap itself, in the same way that Linux used GRUB or LILO to boot. This is a HUGE myth that has no fundament.
As for Novell Services running on a Linux kernel instead of a NetWare kernel, it's done: Open Server. As for GroupWise, there's a Linux frontend....Evolution.
please excuse my apathy
For easy GUI programing in Linux get wxWindows for C++. It is an Open Source and cross-platform GUI library. The cool thing about wxWindows is that you write GUI code once and it works in Linux and Windows.
WTF did that even come from? Vista runs on any decently modern system, PERIOD.
If you want disk encryption, you need the TPM module.
If you want the fancy 3D effects, you will need a 64MB video card with DirectX 9 support.
If you want to play videos protected with Secure Video Path at high resolution, you need a "trusted" monitor. Fortunately, "trusted monitors" don't exist yet, so content won't be requiring them for a good long time.
Stop spreading bullshit.
Holy shit, people, who modded this "informative"?
IT"S A JOKE!
As are the research and TCO "studies" that Microsoft buys.
Do you have ESP?
I have tried the Groupwise 7 client for Linux, several of our clients have been testing it for awhile, and a few have it running live. It's out of beta now. It's a step in the right direction, but is missing a few critical features like notifications. It also has problems with rules, and some other minor issues.
Novell told us the rules problems and other minor issues would be fixed with the first support pack, however the notifications are "on the radar" to be included in the future.
Its a pretty good product, but not good enough on the linux side yet. Hopefully they will get it at the same level as their Windows client soon.
Your confusing corperation with consumers.
Any company of size will have at least one software vendor who will shift development to vista only and retire older versions. Every software upgrade I had to do was because of this. I had one company consisting of about 30 users and 4 servers recently replace all thier desktops and 2 servers because some crm vendor claimed they wouldn't support the older (win98-2000) systems any more. Of course thier product still runs on it but your on your own if somethign happenes.
Another company i do business with had an app they wanted to use (some slick salesman told them it would trippe profits or something) We had to upgrade 65 units to XPSP2 in order to run it right after sp2 was released. Not only did this create a nightmare with glitches, half of the printers we replaced have since become "compatible" agian meaning we replace several high dollar units for no reason.
Corperations don't upgrade because they can, they do it because one of thier vendors makes them. The companies interact with others and need to keep thier systems compatible with each others. They need to continue running the programs thier staff have been trained on and need to keep support option availible for them. thats why they upgrade to the latest operating systems.
As a moderator for the Ubuntu Forums, I feel compelled to give you the correct information.
Ubuntu does not consider joining the DCCA because part of the purpose of that group is to keep things compatible with Debian Sarge. The group intends to rally around the newly released Debian stable and remain compatible with it. Ubuntu cannot and will not do this, because Ubuntu uses packages from Sid to form its distro.
I quote a member of the Ubuntu's Community Council governance board:
"I don't think Ubuntu is a "fork" of Debian, at least not in the traditional sense. A fork suggests that at some point we go our separate way from Debian and then occasionally merge in changes as we carry on down our own path. Our model is quite different; every six months we take a snapshot of Debian's unstable distribution, apply any outstanding patches from our last release to it and spend a couple of months testing and bug-fixing it."
Therefore Ubuntu could not even join the DCCA even if it wanted to, because using Sarge (even testing) as a base instead of Sid would break the development model. Ubuntu will stay as compatible with Sarge as Sid does, maybe less.
Have a nice day.
Open Source Sushi
The amount large companies spend on support contracts dwarf what they spend on actual licenses. When your running Windows you can get a contract which will guarantee a support time of under two hours.
You can contract support from Novell. (Or several other companies.)
Things like ActiveDirectory, which are a pain in the ass, but they provide one complete, integrated location to go to for managing everything.
ActiveDirectory is an NDS wannabe. NDS wrote the book on "one complete, integrated" management systems.
Linux needs reliable support from big names, Novell is stepping up here, but they still aren't IBM.
Novell owns Suse. The original story was about Novell positioning Suse. IBM supports Suse.
As for the management system, I have no idea, I have yet to find a system that will handle users, desktop lockdown, applications management/deployment/permissions, etc. from one, central, automated location.
You admit that you have no idea. Why don't you take some time and browse novell.com. You might go crazy about eDirectory, and ZenWorks.
What if Novell could integrate your IT Authentication and Authorization with HR? What if they embraced open standards like the Liberty Alliance, instead of locking you into only what they imagine themselves? What if you could deploy entire workstations, from OS to Apps to managed network connectivity, all from one central management console?
What if they could manage Windows, Mac, Linux, and more?
What if Novell really can offer some amazing things? What if they did all this, and nobody noticed?