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Re: [SLE] Win NT vs Linux
- From: Jerry Kreps <jerrykreps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2001 07:56:16 -0600
- Message-id: <01030307561602.27373@JLKreps>
On Saturday 03 March 2001 01:50, Jeroen Verstegen wrote:
> It's a bit outdated, but I just came across this.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/news/msnw/LinuxMyths.asp
>
> Any comments?
>
>
> jeroen@xxxxxxx
> http://www.jota.nl
"With all the recent attention around Linux as an operating system,
it's important to step back from the hype and look at the reality.
First, it's worth noting that Linux is a UNIX-like operating system.
Linux fundamentally relies on 30-year-old operating system
technology and architecture. Linux was not designed from the
ground-up to support symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP),
graphical user interfaces (GUI), asynchronous I/O,
fine-grained security model, and many other important
characteristics of a modern operating system. These architectural
limitations mean that as customers look for a platform to cost
effectively deploy scalable, secure, and robust applications,
Linux simply cannot deliver on the hype."
It was Windows 'fine-grained security model" that let hackers from
www.hackzone.ru browse their family jewels for nearly SIX weeks!
WinXX is based on DOS, which is a 72 command subset of Unix.
So DOS isn't even as powerful as Unix., or Linux. A lot of polish
and improvements can take place in 30 years and Linux has
benefited from them. That's probably whey Microsoft outsources
critical website to hosts that use Unix and/or Linux!
Like NT was desigened from the ground up with SMP. But, now
that Linux has it it is interesting to note that a single Linux box
often replaces 3 or 4 NT servers! How else is Linux making
such inroads into WinXX server shop?
"Cost effective, scalable, Roubust"??? Then why is Gates
targeting prior versions of his OWN platform as being
unstable and unreliable in an effort to peddle Win2K?
He knows he can't sell the public on Win2K being "more
robust and stable" than Linux.
The long M$ leaves that site up the more funny it becomes!
JLK
> It's a bit outdated, but I just came across this.
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/news/msnw/LinuxMyths.asp
>
> Any comments?
>
>
> jeroen@xxxxxxx
> http://www.jota.nl
"With all the recent attention around Linux as an operating system,
it's important to step back from the hype and look at the reality.
First, it's worth noting that Linux is a UNIX-like operating system.
Linux fundamentally relies on 30-year-old operating system
technology and architecture. Linux was not designed from the
ground-up to support symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP),
graphical user interfaces (GUI), asynchronous I/O,
fine-grained security model, and many other important
characteristics of a modern operating system. These architectural
limitations mean that as customers look for a platform to cost
effectively deploy scalable, secure, and robust applications,
Linux simply cannot deliver on the hype."
It was Windows 'fine-grained security model" that let hackers from
www.hackzone.ru browse their family jewels for nearly SIX weeks!
WinXX is based on DOS, which is a 72 command subset of Unix.
So DOS isn't even as powerful as Unix., or Linux. A lot of polish
and improvements can take place in 30 years and Linux has
benefited from them. That's probably whey Microsoft outsources
critical website to hosts that use Unix and/or Linux!
Like NT was desigened from the ground up with SMP. But, now
that Linux has it it is interesting to note that a single Linux box
often replaces 3 or 4 NT servers! How else is Linux making
such inroads into WinXX server shop?
"Cost effective, scalable, Roubust"??? Then why is Gates
targeting prior versions of his OWN platform as being
unstable and unreliable in an effort to peddle Win2K?
He knows he can't sell the public on Win2K being "more
robust and stable" than Linux.
The long M$ leaves that site up the more funny it becomes!
JLK
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