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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: Why NT is better than KDE/UNIX
From:       Steve Carter <scarter () pobox ! com>
Date:       1998-08-19 5:24:45
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You make some good points, but neither can be called elementary to
maintain, which is to be expected, they are complex systems doing a
complex job.  However, the true measure of an operating systems worth
in it's reliability and uptime.  I think everyone with experience of
both Linux and NT will agree that Linux is the more reliable.

Here's an article for your perusal:

http://www.lantimes.com/98/98aug/808b001a.html?st.ne.fd.mnaw

Regards,
-Steve

Steven T. Hatton wrote:
> 
> !WARNING! THIS MESSAGE IS FLAME BATE.  YES THIS IS AN OPEN TROLL!!!!
> 
> I work with both NT and Unix on a daily basis and I find that NT is, in
> general, easier to administer.  People may say this is because I am not
> as smart as the true Unix administrator.  Ok perhaps this is the case.
> M$ has put a lot of thought and effort into making NT easy to
> administer.  There are many powerful, well integrated, intuitive to use
> administration tools that come with NT.  I believe that the open source
> and freeware community should work toward creating a Unix administration
> suite that is as easy to use and as well integrated as NT is.
> 
> This post is intended as a conversation starter.  It is also intended as
> a wake-up call for those who think that M$ is not creating a product
> that represents a formidable challenge to the Unix market share.  I
> favor the open-source/freeware model of software development.  It will
> eventually prevail, but it has a long way to go before it will be as
> easy to use as NT.  When people make decisions about which operating
> system to use as a basis for their business, they care more about how
> easy it is to implement and maintain than how efficient, cheap, or
> versatile it is.  It seems to me that the KDE is the place to focus an
> integrated UNIX administration suite effort.
> 
> BTW, I run the KDE on S.u.S.E. Linux and it is very stable.  Just a few
> minor bugs.
> 
> Steve
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