Comment Metcalfe missed point, forgets why ethernet is #1 (Score 2) 744
Hmmm,
Well for those who know, ethernet one out over token ring for one major reason. Price. Ethernet chips are cheap, like pennys while token ring costs 10-20 dollars a chip. Big difference. Linux is cheap and it is more scalable. People are getting tired of having to buy 5-10 NT servers at god knows how much a piece to do one simple project. It comes down to dollars. Once linux takes the server market it will work its way into the desktop market. The issue is will companies like redhat and caldera destroy the market by setting up contracts with everyone and becoming the defacto standard. I don't mind redhat. I like debian better but I feel the one getting the press to the masses is redhat. If anything hurts linux it will be redhat and caldera, not win2k.
IMHO
Well for those who know, ethernet one out over token ring for one major reason. Price. Ethernet chips are cheap, like pennys while token ring costs 10-20 dollars a chip. Big difference. Linux is cheap and it is more scalable. People are getting tired of having to buy 5-10 NT servers at god knows how much a piece to do one simple project. It comes down to dollars. Once linux takes the server market it will work its way into the desktop market. The issue is will companies like redhat and caldera destroy the market by setting up contracts with everyone and becoming the defacto standard. I don't mind redhat. I like debian better but I feel the one getting the press to the masses is redhat. If anything hurts linux it will be redhat and caldera, not win2k.
IMHO
