Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 22nd Jul 2006 21:15 UTC
Toby Richards wrote an opinion article for NewsForge, claiming that for him, Linux won't get mainstream until Evolution - or another capable Outlook-like client - gets optimized and offers 100% compatibility with Exchange. In the comments section of Newsforge readers offered more reasons as to why Linux is not mainstream, offering a view on their needs. My take: While for my personal, home usage of Linux my needs are different, I agree with Toby that companies won't switch their desktops if full Exchange compatibility isn't reached and if Evolution stops being the memory beast it currently is.
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2005-12-16
Well allow me to retort!
I was just brainstorming ideas from a linux newbie point of view. Wasn't my intention to play dumb about linux administration or tools. In condensed form... I think windows users have grown accustomed to the "windows way" and the "hand holding" that the installs and shiny print-outs accomodate. It's been a good discussion about the "Linux way" of accomplishing the same tasks.
Do I know linux? BSCS compsci, linux/hp-ux/solaris over 10 years, comfortable writing PCI drivers, real-time app dev, custom builds, JAPH, and a very reasonable amount of administration. I have too many machines to admin though, so I must use distributed, load-balanced scripting instead of those cute gui's that help edit config files. I tinker my own rc.d tree, smb.conf, httpd.conf, rotating backups and cron jobs, hard-link snapshots, SVN over ssh and ssh keys, *.auto, and sometimes inetd to inherit a socket handle as stdin -- depending on the project reqs. I don't do enterprise NIS and network topo design, but I know linux.
thx for the good input... i've been enjoying everyones comments.
shane