OK wrote:
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:27:41 GMT, Brett Ryan <bsryan@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Roy Schestowitz wrote:
A new Microsoft-commissioned anti-Linux study debuts
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| Microsoft seemingly has backed off from trumpeting its "Get the
| Facts" studies, as of late. But that doesn't mean the company has
| ceased commissioning research outfits to perform its anti-Linux dirty
| work.
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| On September 25, Mercer Management Consulting released a new
| Microsoft-backed study. The study is entitled "Driving Lower TCO and
| Rapid ROI through UNIX Migrations." The synopsis: "Microsoft Windows
| the preferred choice for UNIX migration when IT organizations migrate
| servers as part of a focused effort to improve business processes,
| deploy critical applications or restructure their IT architecture."
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/index.php?p=12
So here's a wealthy company that can afford to run biased 'studies' whose
outcomes suit its agenda. Another very recent example:
IDC pronounces Linux unimportant to European economy (in
Microsoft-commissioned study)
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| A recent IDC white paper on the economic impact of Microsoft's super
| soaraway new Vista operating system seems to be lacking one crucial
| ingredient -- other operating systems.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34542
Killing two bird with one stone: EU Commission and Open Source/Linux.
Well, What do you expect here? This is Microsoft that we are talking
about. When you can't write software worth a dam, full of holes,
unreliable, unpredictable, and forced down an OEM's throat via illegal
pre-load deals and bullying via a rather large legal department you
create a rather unmaintainable position. Now as MS's position is
getting weaker and weaker as each month goes by MS is having to get more
aggressive, with the FUD, the lawsuits, and the outright lies.
Now here I am. Been in computers since 1983, and seen quite a bit. Gone
from CP/M, MS-DOS, PC-DOS, Win-3.11, OS/2, Win-XP, and now Xandros
Linux. So many migrations of my data from so many systems. I must say
out of all the operating systems that OS/2 was fantastic, and I view
Linux as equally fantastic with endless possabalities on the horizon.
Brett
OS/2 was "fantastic" in your opinion, yet you moved to Win-XP. Why?
IBM finally had to throw in the towel with OS/2 and they dropped support
for the product. My copy of OS/2 4.0 "Merlin" will not install on
modern hardware. I did not have the time to research linux or other
options, I needed a functional system up as soon as possible so that
left me with Dell and Win-XP.
I had the Dell for about nine months before it got smacked with a
lightning strike that took out the battery backup as well. Dell's
warrenty? A sick joke. I will never buy a Dell again, and you can
forget about their tech support from Poona, India. Bunch of script
reading monkies there.
Now I have a dedicated Win-XP machine (home built this time) for games
like City of Heros and Guild Wars as those will not run on Linux, but
the machine, with a firewall, three anti-spyware programs running, and
an anti-virus program is still insecure. Heck, 18 days is the longest
that I've had it running before being forced to reboot for some strange
problem or another, but I'm wondering off course here... In short I have
been forced to find a sloution that can at least equal OS/2 in
preformance and reliabality on a desktop computer.
So now, for the past three months I've been testing, building,
battering, and breaking down various versions of Linux. On my target
machine, a Via-EPIA M10000 based shoebox with limited capabilities and
low power requirements. It is what I'm writing on right now. I've
found several flavors of Linux that simply will not install on this box
and others that love it. Xandros-Free has run very smoothly on it for
22 days. That preformance, from a limited version of a retail product
convinced me as to the potential of a modern Linux distro so I purchaced
a full, up to date version of the product last week and I'm now breaking
this bitch in.
Now you know how I've jumped from system to system during the last few
years. Here's a short breakdown.
OS/2 Warp 4.0
System built 1998
AMD K6-III 450mhz
128mb ram
Maximum recorded uptime 78 days
Failed in 2004 due to dying hardware and power supply.
Win-XP on Dell
Purchaced in 2004
Intel P-4 1.6Ghz
1Gb of ram
Maximum recorded uptime of 8 days. Uptime limited due to high heat from
the CPU and instability of the OS with all the Dell added software junk.
Failed in 2005 from a lightning strike. Dell refused to cover damages
in warrenty.
Win-XP on Homebuilt
Built in 2005
AMD Athalon 64 at 1.8Ghz
2GB of ram
Maximum uptime of 18 days before OS went unstable for no apparent
reason. Unresponsive GUI and console requiring cold reboot. System
built for low power but good preformance.
Presently still up and running as a primary machine.
Linux "Shoe box" project computer.
Built in 2006
Via C3 at 1Ghz on M10000 ITX format motherboard
512mb of ram
Presently in "Test" or burn in with Xandros Home. As of this writing in
day 2 of 90 with 7 applications running not counting the distributed.net
application which I'm using to bash in the CPU with. It will be amusing
to see how far I can take this Linux shoe box.
If you want to look at a modern version of OS/2 goto
http://www.ecomstation.com/ and have a gander. I should be able to
install it on modern hardware but there is also the question of budget,
as I can't afford the $250.00 price for a new copy.
Regards,
Brett
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