Re: Intel vs Sparc

From: Tim X <timx_at_spamto.devnul.com>
Date: 08 Feb 2003 14:17:02 +1100
Message-ID: <87y94rsbpt.fsf_at_tiger.rapttech.com.au>

>>>>> "Rauf" == Rauf Sarwar <rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com> writes:

 Rauf> DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message  Rauf> news:<3E42F561.451CF678_at_exesolutions.com>...
>> I'm a great supporter of Linux. But I would still argue that those
>> administering Linux are not as well trained as those supporting
>> Solaris, HP/UX, or AIX. The Linux world just does not off the
>> depth of training and those working with in the depth of
>> experience.
>>

 Rauf> I agree to some extent. Just by being an open source and "free"
 Rauf> is not going to cut it for Linux. M$ will just drown it with
 Rauf> money. If Linux has any chance of becoming a viable platform
 Rauf> that companies can invest money into, then it has to have more
 Rauf> then open source, free, few die hard followers as it's
 Rauf> slogan... and the magic word is "Money". If Gnome is the best
 Rauf> that Linux can offer to attract Windoze users...  then it is a
 Rauf> sorry attempt.

 Rauf> Still... Linux is an excellent platform and with Larry's money

 Rauf> and marketing behind it.... who knows... it may produce a  Rauf> winner in few years.

Well, I think its well on its way. I doubt we will see Linux as a common desktop platform for a long time - not because of gnome (there are actually some very good alternatives to gnome), but because of the difficulty of competing with MS Office and the extent to which it has become entrenched into the work environment. I dislike MS because I think its a poor operating system (I still can't believe most users think crashes and the blue screen of death is normal operating procedure when working with computers!), but when it comes to the average office needs and integration of applications, ease of data sharing etc, Windows with Office has got the market and it will take a hell of a lot to remove it (though recent XP licensing etc certainly helps :-).

The area where Linux is going to do well is in the server/backend market. Apart from Oracle, companies like IBM are putting a lot of work into this area. In fact, this morning I saw an article from IBM about how IBM was using Linux with DB2 to provide match stats, scores etc for Wimbledon.

Tim

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