Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2002 03:30:44 -0800 From: Tom Rhodes <darklogik@pittgoth.com> To: Johnson David <DavidJohnson@Siemens.com> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD vs Linux For Managers... Message-ID: <3DBE7164.6050801@pittgoth.com> References: <200210281311.34328.djohnson@acuson.com>
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Johnson David wrote: >A coworker and I are planning on replacing about 20 LynxOS lab workstations >with FreeBSD. We originally chose LynxOS because that's what our embedded >products use. But its getting too expensive to support it on workstation, and >they're difficult to maintain. > >I stepped up to the plate and set up a prototype workstation with FreeBSD, >with an identical look-and-feel to the other workstations (mwm, development >scripts, etc), and created a step-by-step guide to installation and >configuration. > >The sole purpose of these workstations is to connect to our embedded products >via cu. > >We are all set to go to roll out FreeBSD to the other lab workstations. But >some Linux advocate in the company is starting to raise a stink (even though >he is unwilling to help in the conversion and subsequent maintenance). Now >the manager in charge of the machines wants a report on why FreeBSD was >chosen instead of Linux. Sigh. > >So what good reasons translated into Manager-ese can I present? > >Thanks, > >David Johnson > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message > > > > You state 'to expensive' and 'difficult to maintain', now could you produce some statistics? What I mean is how many 'lost' hours over maintaining them, and how much total is 'expensive'. Now use them in a report proving that FreeBSD will save money due to labor hours which can be used better elsewhere. Least, that is what I would do ;) -- Tom Rhodes To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-advocacy" in the body of the message
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