Linux advocacy (ish)
Well, by some strange chance I managed to get an assignment on Linux for my MSc course. ;) However, it is proving difficult to find reputable sources (i.e well known companies, academics). I've been explicitly told that "Bob's Linux page" won't be considered a reliable source of information! Does anyone know of any locations of good, critical whitepapers on Linux (such as the architecture of it, security, performance). There's plenty of good quality papers from people like M$ giving a very anti-linux view, but a desparate lack of reputable (for some reason they consider M$ reputable, but I can't change that!)sources for Linux. Any help would be appreciated, esp. sources that are relatively independent. TIA Ricardo -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze
On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 12:46:42 +0000 "Ricardo Campos" <corez23@linuxmail.org> wrote:
Well, by some strange chance I managed to get an assignment on Linux for my MSc course. ;)
However, it is proving difficult to find reputable sources (i.e well known companies, academics). I've been explicitly told that "Bob's Linux page" won't be considered a reliable source of information!
I remember when a couple of MS IIS worms reared their ugly heads a while back the Gartner Group, a well respected IT think-tank, were questioning whether companies should continue with the MS platform. Unfortunately I can't remember exactly what they said so it may be a red-herring, but if you find anything from them it will probably be acceptable. Other than that are you looking for a comparison of the technology from a technological innovation standpoint or are you looking at issues such as reliablity and cost of ownership? [I don't promise anything either way but it may help others]. Steve.
Steve Fosdick <fozzy@pelvoux.demon.co.uk> writes:
I remember when a couple of MS IIS worms reared their ugly heads a while back the Gartner Group, a well respected IT think-tank, were questioning whether companies should continue with the MS platform.
Playing devil's advocate slightly: why are they well-respected, and who by? As far as I can see they are a source of reports that news outlets make a lot of noise about when they say something bad for MS, and apparently ignore otherwise. -- http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/
On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:07:59 +0100 Richard Kettlewell <rjk@terraraq.org.uk> wrote:
Steve Fosdick <fozzy@pelvoux.demon.co.uk> writes:
I remember when a couple of MS IIS worms reared their ugly heads a while back the Gartner Group, a well respected IT think-tank, were questioning whether companies should continue with the MS platform.
Playing devil's advocate slightly: why are they well-respected, and who by? As far as I can see they are a source of reports that news outlets make a lot of noise about when they say something bad for MS, and apparently ignore otherwise.
Good question. A few years back I did a course leading to the professional examination of the BCS. There was a management option on that cause that focused on choosing IT for business reasons and the output of the Gartner group was often cited both by the college lecturer and both other members of the course that worked in industry. It was seen, I think, as being more business oriented than much that was said in the IT industry - it wouldn't recommend taking up technology for the sake or it, but rather for what it could do for your business. I guess in Ricardo's case it would be good to know if they (Gartner) or another similar organisation particular appeal to whoever is marking the assignment and see if they have anything to say. Steve.
On Saturday 19 October 2002 12:46, Ricardo Campos wrote:
Well, by some strange chance I managed to get an assignment on Linux for my MSc course. ;)
However, it is proving difficult to find reputable sources (i.e well known companies, academics). I've been explicitly told that "Bob's Linux page" won't be considered a reliable source of information!
Does anyone know of any locations of good, critical whitepapers on Linux (such as the architecture of it, security, performance). There's plenty of good quality papers from people like M$ giving a very anti-linux view, but a desparate lack of reputable (for some reason they consider M$ reputable, but I can't change that!)sources for Linux.
Any help would be appreciated, esp. sources that are relatively independent.
'Computing' have had a few pro linux articles recently, it may be worth giving them a try. <insert URL of computing here>. Mostly from sun though IIRC, so it may be a bit partisan. There may be some links to what your're looking for perhaps... And I'm sure there is a write up of that samba vs. NT test knocking about somewhere, it may give you a few quotes...
TIA Ricardo
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Any help would be appreciated, esp. sources that are relatively independent.
'Computing' have had a few pro linux articles recently, it may be worth giving
Might be worth taking a look at IBM, too. They openly support Linux as an operating system, and you can run linux on nearly all of their kit, right up to zSeries mainframes (and yes, you can even get a Suse distribution for it!) They might have the kind of respectibility you need to sell this. Alternatively, there are a lot of books out there explaining the innards of the linux kernel, I assume citing those isn't out of the question? P.
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