On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:56:11 -0500, tom wrote:

Unless that sentences you to lots more hours later. Then you cost
yourself. Beware the easy path. Or at least research it.

Not my pain or my decision. My customers are the Windoze users. I
also have a few Linux users. Mostly they run Linux servers and a few
desktops. In almost all cases, the decision of the OS is made by the
applications vendors or whatever apps the hired help is familiar with
using. I have little say in the matter.

One of my bad jokes is that I would be out of business if Microsoft
had done a better job. There's quite a bit of truth to that.

I have to say the front end investment on Linux has been proven to be a
better investment than Windows "ease of install" and nasty programming
environment. For instance dot net does seem to leak.

I'm not a programmer, and therefore not qualified to comment on the
relative merits of programming environments. However, I have had to
deal with the multiple mutations of dot.nyet. It sucks. It's quite
common to have to uninstall all 4 mutations of dot.nyet, with a 3rd
party app, and reinstall the whole mess from scratch. I also have a
suspicion that dot.net is responsible for some bizarre application
crashes. I've seen memory leaks, but they seem to be coming from the
apps, not the libraries.

Been there, worked all sides of the argument including Apple and I'll
take Linux and Apple in that order.

I prefer Windoze, Linux, and Apple, in that order. My choice has
nothing to do with the quality of the product. It's in order of which
OS will make me money, and continue to support my decadent and lavish
lifestyle. Windoze needs help, I provide help, and therefore I make
money. At the other end, Apple users assume that if anything goes
wrong, it must be their own fault, and not that of the OS or apps.
They'll only ask for help if they're really desperate. Since I'm not
Apple approved, blessed, and authorized, I can buy parts or get inside
info. I'm also competing with AppleCare. Linux is a mix of the two.
Setting up complex SNMP monitoring and performance tuning is what pays
the bills. Dealing with hardware incompatibilities, is another Linux
favorite.

tom
K0TAR

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