On 8 Apr, David Fisher wrote:
>> In the month or two I've been on this list (ditto when I was monitoring some
>> comp.os.linux.* groups), I have yet to see (so far as I can recall) any
>> comparisons of Linux to Netware. So if you're reasonably familiar with both:
>> how do the two compare? Does Netware have any strong points in comparison to
>> Linux? Is it universally inferior (and if so, why)? Is it universally
>> better?
>>
>> Why doesn't anyone grump about Netware the way they do about NT?
>
> The purpose of an OS (or NOS) as well as that of a computer (or network of
> computers) is to get useful work done. This generally means using application
> software. Thus, the order of importance begins with the job requirements, not
> with the OS. NetWare allows the users to run a vast variety of applications. If
> the client-server paradigm and this array of software are suitable, as is the
> case in a great many installations, then that is the optimal architecture.
>
> As for your last point, it has been our observation and experience (limited as
> they may be) that NetWare is largely bullet-proof. We have been running a small
> v3.12 network for many years. It is essentially invisible. It always works, it's
> always there (assuming that the UPS is plugged in), and it just does not
> interfere with the use of the software which does the real work.
>
> Nothing is universally better or worse. Fanatics and enthusiasts often fail to
> realize this. You use the best tool for the job, and remember that the job comes
> first - not the tool.
>
> Unless, of course, you are using the OS for entertainment at home, in which
> event NetWare has little to offer!
>
> --
>
>
> David Fisher
> Chief Engineer
> Fisher Research Corporation
> Rochester, New York
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 716 328 4230
> fax 328 1984
>
>
>
Extremely well said! One of the things I always tell OS war
participants is that a tool, is a tool, is a tool, period.
As an aside to this I'll relay a short version of a story I heard last
evening. A good friend of mine is managing a huge NDS tree for a
network belonging to a prominent southern state. The lead
administrator wanted a list including duplicates on the tree, duplicate
log ins etc., etc.
Nobody could figure out how to do this prior to Monday of this week...
My friend captured the tree info to a file... moved it to a Linux box,
and wrote a script using sed and awk to search out and report the
desired information... voila! Done! With Linux.
--
Chuck Mead
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.moongroup.com
Dave Mack: "Your stupidity, Allen, is simply not up to par."
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