On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, paul.munro1 wrote:
Ian Lynch made some valid points, but one thing to watch for when "costing" and comparing the value of say Windows installations with Linux based installations within a school is skills. With Windows at this time it is very easy to find the skilled staff to act as technical support for a networked environment, and this cost can be factored in to the whole equation. With Linux (at this time) awareness of the skills needed, training and technicians are far behind the Windows equivalent and so when comparing the two the figures may be slightly skewed in favour of the Windows base rather than your desired outcome- Linux.
Not if you do the comparison against a Linux-based managed service. Very few technicians are prepared to work for around £50 a month ... :-) Michael Brown Fen Systems Ltd.