__/ [ William Poaster ] on Friday 22 September 2006 00:50 \__
> This message was posted on Usenet, NOT JLAforums, & on Thu, 21 Sep 2006
> 23:10:29 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Red Hat probably maintains a list of modifications, which it can even
>> apply using cvs-merge-type commands to kernel releases that are
>> 'inherited' from OSDL. Then, this needs testing. Different needs require a
>> different type of kernel and that's why "genetic" kernels -- ones that
>> adapt dynamically -- are sought as a replacement to static ones that are
>> optimised for a partical task, e.g. real-time O/S, low resource
>> consumption. Even Google has a stripped-down Red Hat kernel, which in
>> itself is being modified after the original gets released from the main
>> branch (Linus Torvalds and Andrew Morton with the less reliable albeit
>> cutting-edge mm branch). the kernels maintained are available for all to
>> re-use and be inspired by. But the forking often makes this laborious.
>> Important changes will be applies to the main branch, whereas more minor
>> 'tweaks' will be championed by distributers.
>>
>> There are many TCO studies, some of which are free to access and read. I
>> can recall one from IBM (last year) which suggested that Linux cuts down
>> the costs by 45% compared Windows. Don't take my word for it as I don't
>> recall for sure. If you are not interested in distributers that are
>> expansive/greedy (e.g. Red Hat), there's Cent OS and Debian, for which
>> there is now support from HP (among many others).
>>
>> Best wishes,
>
> Interesting article here, Roy:-
> http://www.2x.com/whitepapers/win2linux.htm
As a gentle warning, it could be baised.
http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_report?url=http://www.2x.com
I haven't actually read the article though. Be aware that Microsoft gives
financial incentives to Web hosts in order to fight /free/ software. I had
this confirmed when I spoke to a host in alt.www.webmaster earlier this
year. GoDaddy is another case of tweaking Netcraft statistics by tempering
with parked domains, which are of course meaningless. This reminded me of
Microsoft astroturfing that, back in the days, had fake letters sent from
dead people in support of Microsoft (a bit like the Simpsons episode about a
selloff election). I can cite to support this, if needed. Viral marketing
such as this is just a subset from a larger picture (e.g. Munchkins -- or
shills -- in public forums and biased reports from hired consultancies).
Best wishes,
Roy
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