InfoWorld on Switching to Linux

brentlaminack writes "The latest Infoworld is running a lengthy piece about The Real Cost of Switching to Linux, where it makes sense and where it doesn't. As one of their columnists points out, the debate has switched from "if" to "where". One of the big wins for Linux was in the area of remote administration. Specifically noted was ssh. Also of note is the shift in calculating cost from TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) as has been calculated in the past, to ROI (Return on Investment) that focuses more on what you can do with the technology to get work done."

Re:What I don't understand

[manual_overide]

don't you realize?! BSD is DYING!!!! it has been for 10 years and will only continue to die over the next 10 or 20.

people want long-term solutions here, and how can an operating system that will surely die within the next 30 years be long term?

Answer: it can't, my friend. it just can't

Re:What I don't understand

[holzp]

Because FreeBSD has a devil for it's mascot so naturally most people think it is affiliated with Microsoft.

Just wait till MS-Linux is available.

[Anonymous Coward]

Finally Linux will be all it can be. It just need improvment from Bill. When MS-Linux is here, you will get 1) DirectX, 2) an intuitive GUI, 3) easy and painless installation, 4) seamless installation of drivers, 5) real apps made by real coding companies.

The best part? The MS-Linux distriubution will be the only one will all this! None of it will be GPLed, so there won't be any hobbyists to muck up Microsoft's good coding!

All Linux needs is MicroSoft. And it will come. And there's nothing anyone can do about it.

No Comprende

[DrJimbo]

Microsoft bundles a lot of stuff into Windows, into SQL Server, into the .Net framework ? if you?re looking to build a generic app and deploy it at an all-in price point, Windows is going to win hands down because you get so much bundled in.

Windows software is cheaper because it has so much bundled in???

It sounds like the logic used I Love Lucy where she loses money on each item sold but plans to make up for it by increasing the number of sales.

Re: What I don't understand

[gidds]

It wasn't me, but I agree with them. I mean, it doesn't carry on getting funnier every single time you see it, does it?

The first ten million times were the funniest. The next ten million, yeah, they were a bit funny too. The third ten million didn't make me laugh at at all. After that, it went into a bit of a decline...

Sign of a noob?

[Daengbo]

user (555410) calling user (19622) a noob. Yeah.... That's why I love Slashdot!