Richard Rasker wrote:
> Op Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:43:47 -0800, schreef John Locke:
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>> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 10:49:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>Linux, open source software pay off for PayPal
>>>
>>>,----[ Quote ]
>>>| PayPal runs thousands of Linux-based, single-rack-unit servers,
>>>| which host the company's Web-presentation layer, middleware and
>>>| user interface. Thompson says he quickly saw the economic,
>>>| operational and development advantages of open source and
>>>| Linux technology. He now sees no other way to do it.
>>
>> .....because if they had to buy Windows licenses for all of those
>> servers, they'd be bankrupt.
>
> And if they had to keep all those Windows servers in working order, they'd
> need to quadruple their staff.
Right, but are your sure its quadruple?
I estimate at least 15 times the staff.
Thats roughly how much longer almost everything
takes within an windopz environment to complete general tasks.
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