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A Run Through Windows Server 2008

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hey-nice-to-see-you-say-hi-to-your-wife-bye dept.

amcdiarmid writes "Tom's Hardware has a review of Windows Server 2008 RC0 up on their site. It has a few good points, and at 19 pages is certainly 'in-depth'. From the article's conclusion: 'Microsoft has used the time since the release of Windows Server 2003 very well. The new Server Manager simplifies system administration immensely. Unlike Windows Vista, whose new dialogues still confuse even experienced users, Windows Server 2008 makes the admin feel right at home and in control ... However, it's not all sunshine, either. Although our test system used a beefy Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 with generous 2 GB of RAM, the Server's user interface felt sluggish with Windows being drawn very slowly ... Microsoft also gets low marks for failing to include SSH support in the operating system. On Linux servers, working without SSH is simply unthinkable. At least the Redmond company includes its encrypted remote shell WinRS. However, secure FTP is still a missing feature. The FTP client is being treated like an unloved stepchild, to the point where it is not even included in the Server Manager.'"

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  1. Hmm by djasbestos · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well, as long as it's not like Vista:XP in that it can arguably be called a downgrade, as I think the only "redeeming" point of Vista for most people (not me) is its eye-candy.

  2. No SSH!? by antifoidulus · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow, I didn't realize Windows was THAT backwards(esp. considering how much they claim to be improving security). Name me ONE other modern operating system that doesn't have an ssh client out of the box? Mac has it, Linux has it, as far as I know most(all?) BSDs have it. You are asking people to pay hundreds of dollars for your product, but out of the box it is crippled. Why? It's not like authoring an ssh program is an incredibly difficult engineering project, the technology has been around for over a decade.....If they need to buy a provider, buy one, its not like they cannot afford it.
    Yet another reason to avoid Microsoft products like the plague.

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  3. server w/out ssh? How much obtuse can you get? by cabazorro · · Score: 0, Troll

    Is not like you are supporting Xorg or, god forbid, ext2 fs. It just ssh! I know it will take me a split second to install putty but, (chewbacca defense) COME ON!!!!!

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  4. No SSH? by nagora · · Score: 0, Troll
    So, what? Is it supposed to be some sort of toy or prototype or something?

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