Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 11:28:46 -0800
Reply-To: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject: Re: Linux NT and the US Navy (way off topic)
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Regardless of speed or efficiency, I think it would be wise to select the
operating system that has the most people who are familiar with it.
Remember, the list administrator may go through several changes in the
future and selecting a less widely used operating system will limit the
number of people who may want to take on the job of list administrator.
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Robyn Rudisill <robyn.rudisill@HOME.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 10:53 AM
Subject: Linux NT and the US Navy (way off topic)
>I can't resist. I tried, but I can't.
>
>I believe that many of you are spouting about NT as being so unstable when
>it's not. I think what you are really trying to say is that it is an
>improper application for our use and hardware. NT is amazing considering
>where computing started and where it's going.
>
>LINUX is great at was it does, (not much, for now); and would be great for
>a groupie of LINUX to run a listserv, but if the admin isn't comfortable
>with the OS then we will all be in that "Let's learn together mode." Which
>is no fun for users or admin.
>
>Breaking up Microsoft will take us back to the time when most applications
>didn't work with most other applications and standards were defined as a
>point of departure. Microsoft's free stuff and bad (to some, evil)
>business tactics have created way more industry and commerce then they
>could have destroyed even with intent. I have worked for a company that
>had an entire product (developers, marketers, sales, and support) destroyed
>by MS's give-a-way bundle: Aldus' Persuasion killed by a lesser (at the
>time) Powerpoint.
>
>I can't believe that people actually use "hate" with respect to
>Bill. There are bigger things for us to expend our energy and neurons.
>
>We will never have what Bill has, so get over it. He will never have
>what we have, a life and the capacity to like quirky loaf-shaped vans that
>can sometimes invoke a sense of adventure not seen in most cars today.
>
>Well, sorry for the rant and thanks for your time.
>Robyn
>
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