[olug] Linux, Networks and NFS/NIS

[Mac Petras]

That is true - and I'm not disparaging Novell here. Our parent company has
standardized on Win2k, Solaris and Linux (RedHat), so we also need to follow
suit - not saying it makes sense....that just the way it is.

As much as is sucks for pretty much everyone....Windows is still the
"standard" for desktop, and arguably for servers.  If it were up to me, it
would all be linux/solaris...but it's not.
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Mac Petras
Mac at PetrasWeb.com



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Brush" <bbrush at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: <Mac at petrasweb.com>; "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [olug] Linux, Networks and NFS/NIS


>
> JMO, but you'd be better off sending someone to some Novell training than
> migrating to W2K services.  We have both Novell and W2K/NT here and our
> incidents of debilitating problems on the Novell servers is almost zero,
> compared to the W2K patch of the week club.
>
> Don't buy into the FUD that Novell is a company in trouble and that they
> aren't going to around much longer, Novell's revenue's and customer base
is
> growing even if the installed base of Netware servers is static.  Plus
they
> are a much more Linux/cross-platform friendly company.
>
> I would urge you to take a close look at what Novell offers for new
> technology before you dump your existing infrastructure.  Netware is
> nothing if not stable and secure.
>
> Bill
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> >Well...yeah, I know that. I was trying to be....."nice".  Really
> >prefer not to call my folks "scared little puppies" or tell them
> >to "get a clue" - LOL. In her case - it's a lot of unfamiliar
> >territory, and the fact that we're looking at migrating all the
> >Novell services out and replacing with either Win2k or Linux
> >services (it's a supportability thing at the least - she's our
> >only Novell person).  So that's where I think some of the FUD
> >comes from....and why I'm being patient/nice about it.....
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