The USA Government and the USA People are separate entities. Although our politicians are elected (presidents by Electoral College - not popular vote), as few as 40% of voters, in majority demographics, actually turn out to vote. I don't believe that the USA government's official dislike of Chavez is indicative of everyone in this country, nor is the official stance on the war in Iraq. This coming from a conservative Republican (me), should give one an idea of our current political atmosphere. If folks don't vote, we get the same old-same-old.
When you remove all proprietary software from a computer you save at least 40%. A server example: Microsoft Small Business Server with all the "bells and whistles" (third party spam/virus filter for exchange - add another $1000.00 + per seat fees) and 5 Client Access Licenses wholesale cost around $900.00, more CAL's = more $$, and 8 - 12 hours setup on a hotrod system. *nix with all of the features that I need including spam/virus filter for the email and unlimited access - $0.00 and 8-12 hours setup on a not so hotrod system (no gui means more resources for services). More features, better reliability, hmmm... seems like a no brainer. No memory leak issues on the *nix box either. I have several MS SBS installations in the field that require weekly rebooting. Uptime on my main server: 89 days (there was a power problem 90 days ago). Since this is being instituted by Chavez, watch out for "Linux is anti-American" backlash.;)
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The USA Government and the USA People are separate entities. Although our politicians are elected (presidents by Electoral College - not popular vote), as few as 40% of voters, in majority demographics, actually turn out to vote. I don't believe that the USA government's official dislike of Chavez is indicative of everyone in this country, nor is the official stance on the war in Iraq. This coming from a conservative Republican (me), should give one an idea of our current political atmosphere. If folks don't vote, we get the same old-same-old.
When you remove all proprietary software from a computer you save at least 40%. A server example: Microsoft Small Business Server with all the "bells and whistles" (third party spam/virus filter for exchange - add another $1000.00 + per seat fees) and 5 Client Access Licenses wholesale cost around $900.00, more CAL's = more $$, and 8 - 12 hours setup on a hotrod system. *nix with all of the features that I need including spam/virus filter for the email and unlimited access - $0.00 and 8-12 hours setup on a not so hotrod system (no gui means more resources for services). More features, better reliability, hmmm... seems like a no brainer. No memory leak issues on the *nix box either. I have several MS SBS installations in the field that require weekly rebooting. Uptime on my main server: 89 days (there was a power problem 90 days ago). Since this is being instituted by Chavez, watch out for "Linux is anti-American" backlash. ;)