[svlug] New MS Document: Halloween II

[Patrick McGovern]

Hello,

It was good to see everyone at the meeting last night.

There is a new document on the Web which is a followup to the MS Halloween
Document.

http://www.opensource.org/halloween2.html

Here's the notable quotes....

Key Quotes:

Here are some notable quotes from the document, with hotlinks to where they
are embedded. It's helpful to know that ``OSS'' is the author's
abbreviation for ``Open Source Software''.

* Linux represents a best-of-breed UNIX, that is trusted in mission
critical applications, and - due to it's open source code - has a long term
credibility which exceeds many other competitive OS's.

* Most of the primary apps that people require when they move to Linux are
already available for free. This includes web servers, POP clients, mail
servers, text editors, etc

* An advanced Win32 GUI user would have a short learning cycle to become
productive [under Linux].

* I previously had IE4/NT4 on the same box and by comparison the
combination of Linux / Navigator ran at least 30-40% faster when rendering
simple HTML + graphics.

* Long term, my simple experiments do indicate that Linux has a chance at
the desktop market ...

* Consumers Love It.

* Linux's (real and perceived) virtues over Windows NT include:
Customization ... Availability/Reliability ... Scaleability/Performance ...
Interoperability ...

* Linux is emerging as a key operating system in the nascent thin server
market

* Using today's server requirements, Linux is a credible alternative to
commercial developed servers in many, high volume applications.

* The effect of patents and copyright in combatting Linux remains to be
investigated.

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