Ben Kevan wrote:
Today I was approached by management (a different division that handles standards etc) and was told that I have to give a compelling reason of why I need to run Linux instead of the standard "windows". I need to come up with a nice list / document why by tomorrow.. but I'm so irritated right now, that I'm having a hard time formulate something in a professional matter..
So I'm reaching out to the sys admins here asking for some help and lists of some good reasonings..
Standard is a nice word. The last time I checked Linux was the standard for efficient and reliable mailservers (Sendmail, Postfix, Exim...), none of them are available under Windows. I would hate to think about trying spam filtering on a windows box. Let's move on to webservers. While Windows has gained quite a bigger part of the cake, the majority of servers still run Apache/Linux. While here a Windows version is available it is still not as efficient and "standard" as the linux version. Let's talk about downtime. My linux boxes need one command to stay all up-to-date. They seldom require a reboot (only when a kernel update is available). I can then schedule a reboot reliable at a convenient time. My windows boxes are notoriously hard to keep up-to-date because I need to reboot them all the time. It is a bit difficult to schedule reliable reboots since the scripting is more difficult and I have to to it every month. :-(( There are lots of reasons why I have both in my company. I am using whatever system fits the requirements best. -- Sandy List replies only please! Please address PMs to: news-reply2 (@) drobic (.) de -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org