Dude you are talking like all 40,000 are dependent on one server to get their work done. No one in their right mind will ever do that. Even with thin client, you got to have multiple servers (could be hundreds of them) to distribute the work load and have back-up redundancy to ensure the availability of service.
I'd second this, you can keep using your existing Windows work station and get some Linux servers, on the Windows work stations, run thin client software like NX, Exceed On Demand etc. Thus you get to use all your existing windows software while also able to access any Linux applications installed on the Linux server at the same from the Windows work station. That way, you get the best of both world.
As long as the source code is distributed under an OSS compatible license, it doesn't matter, at least to me, that some one is making a profit for their hard work.
It actually will be better for the software they produce, with better funding and a well structured team with a sense of job security (as being hired)
Dude you are talking like all 40,000 are dependent on one server to get their work done.
No one in their right mind will ever do that. Even with thin client, you got to have multiple
servers (could be hundreds of them) to distribute the work load and have back-up redundancy to
ensure the availability of service.
I'd second this, you can keep using your existing Windows work station and
get some Linux servers, on the Windows work stations, run thin client software
like NX, Exceed On Demand etc. Thus you get to use all your existing windows
software while also able to access any Linux applications installed on the Linux
server at the same from the Windows work station. That way, you get the best of
both world.
OSS != Can not make profit
As long as the source code is distributed under an
OSS compatible license, it doesn't matter, at least
to me, that some one is making a profit for their
hard work.
It actually will be better for the software they
produce, with better funding and a well structured
team with a sense of job security (as being hired)