Re: Intel vs Sparc

From: Ed Prochak <edprochak_at_adelphia.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:38:51 GMT
Message-ID: <3E482D78.5070202@adelphia.net>

Rauf Sarwar wrote:
> Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> wrote in message news:<b1vs23$jpc$1_at_ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>...
>

>>Rauf Sarwar wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I agree to some extent. Just by being an open source and "free" is not
>>>going to cut it for Linux. M$ will just drown it with money. 

[]

>>You are thus implying Linux is not? Again, that statement is ignorant. Linux 
>>is used in many corporate and government environments as a viable platform.

>
>
> I think you are one of those few "die hard Linux" fans that I
> mentioned in my post. I too support Linux whole hartedly but the
> reality is that Linux is still going thru it's teenage years. Yea
> there are companies out there who use Linux servers but compared to
> the worldwide server market share held by M$, Sun, HP, IBM (and let's
> not forget these *nix players... they too have a dog in this race),
> Linux's share is still very small.

Better check your info on IBM. They are in the process of switching much of their stuff to LINUX. They can push it to make money on their hardware so they are in a perfect position to make it work for servers. (Desk top market is different and yes currently MS owns it. But My next PC will be an APPLE.)

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>
> Linux is a good platform and I for one would really like it to
> succeed. Thought of having a same platform on my home PC and work
> server whose name does not start with "M$" is just too good to pass.
> You have made some valid points but you fail to look at the reality on
> the ground. Linux so far is what it is.. an open source platform which
> is pretty good but has not really cut thru the server market to make a
> solid name for itself. It can do it on it's own merit but that may be
> a longer route. Some marketing and backing from companies like Oracle
> can really bring it to the forefront. Even though it seems like Oracle
> is warming up to Linux... They still have not made a serious
> commitment yet. Even with the established one's like RedHat, Oracle
> only officially certifies upto RedHat 7.2 and RedHat is already upto
> 8.0.
>
> Regards
> /Rauf Sarwar

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