How's this...
Is it really necessary to chose one over the other? I mean, Linux and Windows can fairly easily be made to work together. Here's my thing. Windows' User interface is a bit more, oh, I guess it's what I'm used to. I've set up a dual-boot system, Win2000Pro/RedHat 8, and have been messing around with the new "BlueCurve" environment. I like it alright, but am having hardware issues in RedHat with sound cards. Tried a couple, and haven't gotten one to work yet.
What I AM running Linux on, without question is my servers. I've got 2 RH 7.2 machines serving DNS, WEB and Mail, plus SMB. I've got my main server in my house, serving files from a pair of 80GB harddrives to my Win2K machine, my brother's Win98 machine, and my roommate's NT4 machine. Using SMB for file sahres and system backups is VERY convenient, and was even easy to set up. The other box is at my pop's place, backing up my main server for DNS, web and Mail, and serving files for 2 Win 98 machines there.
When I was between jobs for a while, I HAD to get my email and wanted to give out my personal domain email addresses to prospective employers, rather than a darn Yahoo or Hotmail address, so my redundency paid off, as I NEVER miss an email. The only problems I have that cause my backup server to actually get any mail is problems with my ISP. For these applications, the stability of Linux is of high importance.
Basically, I can summarise my feelings this way...If I can do it from a command line, I use one of my Linux machines. If I need GUI, I use Windows.
Plus, I NEED my Jedi Knight 2!! George, release something for Linux and I might be convinced to switch
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How's this... Is it really necessary to chose one over the other? I mean, Linux and Windows can fairly easily be made to work together. Here's my thing. Windows' User interface is a bit more, oh, I guess it's what I'm used to. I've set up a dual-boot system, Win2000Pro/RedHat 8, and have been messing around with the new "BlueCurve" environment. I like it alright, but am having hardware issues in RedHat with sound cards. Tried a couple, and haven't gotten one to work yet. What I AM running Linux on, without question is my servers. I've got 2 RH 7.2 machines serving DNS, WEB and Mail, plus SMB. I've got my main server in my house, serving files from a pair of 80GB harddrives to my Win2K machine, my brother's Win98 machine, and my roommate's NT4 machine. Using SMB for file sahres and system backups is VERY convenient, and was even easy to set up. The other box is at my pop's place, backing up my main server for DNS, web and Mail, and serving files for 2 Win 98 machines there. When I was between jobs for a while, I HAD to get my email and wanted to give out my personal domain email addresses to prospective employers, rather than a darn Yahoo or Hotmail address, so my redundency paid off, as I NEVER miss an email. The only problems I have that cause my backup server to actually get any mail is problems with my ISP. For these applications, the stability of Linux is of high importance. Basically, I can summarise my feelings this way...If I can do it from a command line, I use one of my Linux machines. If I need GUI, I use Windows. Plus, I NEED my Jedi Knight 2!! George, release something for Linux and I might be convinced to switch