From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 26 00:36:13 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A424516A4CE for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:36:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com (imo-m27.mx.aol.com [64.12.137.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B20C43D5E for ; Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:36:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from TM4525@aol.com) Received: from TM4525@aol.com by imo-m27.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r3.8.) id v.97.5099aea2 (3964); Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:36:04 -0400 (EDT) From: TM4525@aol.com Message-ID: <97.5099aea2.2eaef5f4@aol.com> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:36:04 EDT To: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5114 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serious investigations into UNIX and Windows X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 00:36:13 -0000 In a message dated 10/25/04 1:37:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, keramida@ceid.upatras.gr writes: >>>> And this differs from your experience in the Windows world...how? :-) >> >>>I'm not sure I understand your question. Rephrase or make it more >>>specific, because answering to such a vague question is pointless. >> >> The inability of people to stay on point is as befuddling as it is >> entertaining. >> >> I think we all agree that you wouldn't let a windows tech touch your >> unix-like box, but you'd have no problem having a unix tech install a >> windows application. 'nuf said. >Does this make you think at all? > >Does it worry you that the so-called "technicians" of the Windows world are >often called to install, configure and run systems just because "they know >how to 'do' Windows"? > >Is what you describe something that can be considered a disadvantage of the >way UNIX works (making it pretty much obligatory to "know what you are doing" >before doing it)? >Or is it an advantage, after all? I haven't the foggiest idea what you're asking, but what I originally said what that, although unix may be "better", there are reasons that people use Windows. Just because FreeBSD may be a better performer or perhaps more flexible, doesn't mean that its suitable for use any corporate environment. If you have a staff of people who "know" windows, you can't just move to FreeBSD and expect them to be able to administer it at the same level. The guy who originally posted was considering using Yahoo as evidence of FreeBSDs abilities. But the usefulness of an O/S is also a function of the talent that you have administering it.