Re: Top Ten Talking Points of Linux

["Casey Boone" <bn21stu@semovm.semo.edu>]

time to play the devils advocate ;)

> 1. Linux is stable ----  does not need to reboot to refresh itself, a
> production system rarely crashes

of all the systems ive seen with high uptimes, as/400's take the top prize
;)

> 2. Freedom / Here to stay ----  Due to Open Source users and vendors are
> sure of the staying power of the OS.  (Will not go out of business -
> thus not be supported)

the word freedom and the phrase here to stay mean different things in my
mind ... could you clarify?

> 3. Flexible ----    Could be a workstation, webserver, firewall, router,
> ftp server, proxy server, email server, file server, backup server, and
> more right out of the box.
> 4. Scalable ----   True 32 bit preemptive multitasking, multi-user. -
> can run in multi-processor machines. Clustering capability.

ok scaling on multiprocessor machines is absolutely horrid past 2 cpu's.

> 5. Streamlined ----  Can use Linux in older systems without major
> performance problems. Can use in embedded applications.
> 6. Secure ----  A properly updated system is very secure. Linux does not
> consider allowing external inputs of unknown origin.
> 7. Bug Detection  ---- With Linux, claims of software fixes are
> *independantly verifiable*.  many people are looking at code allowing
> for faster fixes.
> 8. Corporate Backing ----  Increasing numbers of public companies are
> supporting and develop Linux services and products.

motivation behind alot of these companies is the linux hype, not linux's
merits.

> 9. Roaming Users Easy to implement ----  No cumbersome policy
> replication.

pardon my ignorance in this area but how does one do roaming users under
linux?

and policy replication stems from ACL's most of the time .... something
linux doesnt have (some distros have a hacked acl type deal i admit but
linux itself needs acl support IMO)

> 10. New functionality  ---- Programming may cost someone time or money,
> but is then included in the 'collective' source code, for all to
> benefit. The original programmer does not have to recode functinality
> into new releases.
>

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