I have win 2003 server at home(security reasons and less "user friendly" annoying interface). Crappy indeed. I start/stop my computer at least once a day. Services start to fail a proper start after about a month, things such as pushing the "start>shutdown" button twice to turn it off once is common. For installing a firewall or antivirus you need restart, for installing a critical update you need restart. I can't imagine a critical server having to stop and reboot whenever the mouse pointer moves to "make the necesary changes"?!?! How the.. beeep.. is Ms server better and cheaper than linux?!?
Now about the topik.. I'm in one of those countries where Ms should also be shipping Windoze for "free". Here a monthly wage is between 100$ and 200$ USD for about 60% of the people. So it's tough buying the computer... no chance of WindowsOS. And if Ms would decide to apply this "starter solution" here I'd move to linux completly. I'm still on windows because of things such as Borland C Builder, Borland Delphi, MatLab, AutoCad, and a few other minor things.
For a few years now (since first Athlon processor) AMD is much stronger than Intel (in cpu brain cells count) with lower prices, frequencies and less cache, lower FSB and power consumption, and for a strange reason people keep buying Intel in 95 cases in 100.
I hope AMD will have a greater share of the market in the years to come.
I have a great respect for AMD, with such a low budget for research and publicity (because with money you can sell gastric juice as coke and have a profit) they managed such remarkable results.
AMD 64 is as strong as 2 intel processors (HT).. all benchmarks show that!:o)) and my 1.6 GH AMD Duron processor with Asus motherboard kicks the s#&t out of P4 2.4 GH.
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I tried to download the sysadmin song. http://download2.ampcast.com/AUD-66337-ply-6515486 -0-0-128-DLDLFQFQJNAZTAGX/The_System_Admin_Song.mp 3
Too many slashdotters :D (or connections.. i don't recall the exact message)
I have win 2003 server at home(security reasons and less "user friendly" annoying interface). Crappy indeed. I start/stop my computer at least once a day. Services start to fail a proper start after about a month, things such as pushing the "start>shutdown" button twice to turn it off once is common. For installing a firewall or antivirus you need restart, for installing a critical update you need restart. I can't imagine a critical server having to stop and reboot whenever the mouse pointer moves to "make the necesary changes"?!?!
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How the.. beeep.. is Ms server better and cheaper than linux?!?
Now about the topik.. I'm in one of those countries where Ms should also be shipping Windoze for "free". Here a monthly wage is between 100$ and 200$ USD for about 60% of the people. So it's tough buying the computer... no chance of WindowsOS.
And if Ms would decide to apply this "starter solution" here I'd move to linux completly.
I'm still on windows because of things such as Borland C Builder, Borland Delphi, MatLab, AutoCad, and a few other minor things.
I'd save and get Suse 9.2.
For a few years now (since first Athlon processor) AMD is much stronger than Intel (in cpu brain cells count) with lower prices, frequencies and less cache, lower FSB and power consumption, and for a strange reason people keep buying Intel in 95 cases in 100. I hope AMD will have a greater share of the market in the years to come. I have a great respect for AMD, with such a low budget for research and publicity (because with money you can sell gastric juice as coke and have a profit) they managed such remarkable results. AMD 64 is as strong as 2 intel processors (HT).. all benchmarks show that! :o)) and my 1.6 GH AMD Duron processor with Asus motherboard kicks the s#&t out of P4 2.4 GH.