While it is highly admirable for ncsu to support a program like this, we do need to be realistic about it. This decision is a good decision, and I wholeheartedly support it, but at it's core, it is a financial decision. As the workstations in the labs on campus became outdated, the "powers that be" wanted to replace them with pc's. A study found that in order to replace them with NT workstations and provide adequate support, an additional 90+ sysadmins would have to be hired, thus erasing any potential savings from investing in pc's vs. traditional unix boxen. Adapting linux to work with eos was a logical (and frugal) choice...especially with rh just down the road.
-dmb
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While it is highly admirable for ncsu to support a program like this, we do need to be realistic about it. This decision is a good decision, and I wholeheartedly support it, but at it's core, it is a financial decision. As the workstations in the labs on campus became outdated, the "powers that be" wanted to replace them with pc's. A study found that in order to replace them with NT workstations and provide adequate support, an additional 90+ sysadmins would have to be hired, thus erasing any potential savings from investing in pc's vs. traditional unix boxen. Adapting linux to work with eos was a logical (and frugal) choice...especially with rh just down the road. -dmb What do you think it is, a space helmet for a cow? -- the 4th Doctor