Previously:
I don't like the idea of depending on stuff I
can't control.
Ah...that's an important point. As a system administrator, I take
the opposite stance. I want stuff that I *don't* have to control.
Having 400 computers to maintain, I don't want to have to suss out
some bug and hack OS code. I want to be able to call HP or Sun or
Apple or whoever and tell them there's a problem and have them send
me a patch or come out and fix it themselves!
<troll>
Or even better, how about an operating system that just works in
the first place??? (Can you say VMS???)
</troll>
;-)
Damn, $300 a
year for Red Hat Enterprise? I thought it was free!!!
Well, it is, except for any proprietary software they might have
thrown in. What you're paying for is pressed CDs, printed
documentation, and most importantly, support. If you only need the
Free software, you can just download it or get it on CDs from
somewhere else.
Two words - "customer requirements"... (Hey, and have YOU tried to
get support from Red Hat recently?)
Can you get Windows at a lower price, if you don't
need support and
stuff...? ;-)
Yep, cheaper than Red Hat Enterprise... Not that I really want to go
down that conversational path right at the moment... ;-)
-Doug