Comment Re:Lower cost of ownership - NO (Score 1) 80
I agree that Linux gives you more uptime. I also agree that Linux/UNIX sysadmins are the same price as NT sysadmins (of equivalent quality).
However, on vanilla NT 4.0 w/- sp3 or 4, you shouldn't be getting BSOD weekly - let alone every other day. I'm the first to complain about NT's inumerable faults - but that's just silly! You're just not doing it right!
I install and maintain NT (when I have to) and Linux (when I can find an excuse) boxes and my uptime stats generally run to an hour or two downtime per month for NT, and about 10 or 20 minutes per year for linux. At my charge rate (which is the same for either type of work) that makes linux cheaper. (Installation takes about the same time.)
ADK
However, on vanilla NT 4.0 w/- sp3 or 4, you shouldn't be getting BSOD weekly - let alone every other day. I'm the first to complain about NT's inumerable faults - but that's just silly! You're just not doing it right!
I install and maintain NT (when I have to) and Linux (when I can find an excuse) boxes and my uptime stats generally run to an hour or two downtime per month for NT, and about 10 or 20 minutes per year for linux. At my charge rate (which is the same for either type of work) that makes linux cheaper. (Installation takes about the same time.)
ADK
