Monday, December 20, 2004
"I haven't experienced a virus in about a year "
That's what one small businessman said after switching from Microsoft Windows to the free Linux operating system. His story is in an Ottawa Business Journal article about Linux conversions. The article has some balanced quotes ("Is not! Is too!") from experts about whether switching is a good idea.
Personnel costs will decide the issue in real life. Which can you get more cheaply: the man-hours to harden a Windows system, keep up with the frequent updates, and clear out the spyware, or the man-hours (fewer but more expensive) to fix surprises from Linux?
Nobody really knows which is cheaper. There are studies that "prove" that the cheapest solution comes from whoever paid for the study.
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Personnel costs will decide the issue in real life. Which can you get more cheaply: the man-hours to harden a Windows system, keep up with the frequent updates, and clear out the spyware, or the man-hours (fewer but more expensive) to fix surprises from Linux?
Nobody really knows which is cheaper. There are studies that "prove" that the cheapest solution comes from whoever paid for the study.
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