On Sat, 2008-04-26 at 10:44 -0400, max wrote: > Da Rock wrote: > > On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 11:39 -0600, Robin Laing wrote: > >> Alastair Neil wrote: > >>> > >>> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 10:23 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now@xxxxxxxxx > >>> <mailto:wayward4now@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > >>> > >>> On Tue, 2008-04-22 at 13:05 -0700, Francis Earl wrote: > >>> > That article ENTIRELY got it wrong. All RedHat said was they won't be > >>> > pushing Linux on the consumer desktop for some time. They make their > >>> > money from servers, and they are a company, so it's not in their best > >>> > interest to have a product they aren't profiting from. > >>> > >>> OTOH, as I've said for years, desktops beget servers. Who in their right > >>> mind would have ever thought that Windows would become a choice as a > >>> server platform?? The Windows3.1 users got used to the desktop and it > >>> rolled from there. Disregard the desktops of college entry level users, > >>> and they'll migrate with their favorite platform and comfort level to > >>> using it to admin their future server needs. What's not to understand in > >>> this? RedHat could very well be blowing their lead and not seeing it > >>> until too late in the game to recover. > >>> > >>> We (RH) used to have college programs all over the place ...usually > >>> promoted as install fests at Universities. I haven't heard of one in the > >>> press for years now. Servers are where the money is, no doubt. But, it > >>> is better IMHO to have the future admins loyalty through the user > >>> desktop by catering to them. I spent years in Marketing. I learned to > >>> never EVER disregard the little guy. He might become the next purchasing > >>> agent and/or decision maker. My two cents, Ric > >>> > >>> > >>> An where has it got Microsoft? 20 years and countless billions invested > >>> in marketing and they still manage only 30% of the server market. > >>> > >>> True, Novel lost out to WinNT in part because users got used to the > >>> Windows interface and wanted a similar experience for managing their > >>> servers. I refuse to believe that there is such a gulf between Ubuntu > >>> and RHEL in functionality that users would have the same visceral > >>> reaction and defect in droves from RH to Ubuntu - because they love > >>> brown backgrounds on their Gnome desktops. Red Hat has focused its > >>> desktop efforts on crafting a distribution that is best in class for > >>> administering servers, just as SUSE is crafting a business productivity > >>> centric desktop distribution with an emphasis on Windows > >>> interoperability (thus Evolution, Mono/silverlight and "Don't Sue us > >>> please Bill!" agreements). These distros have carved their own niches, > >>> I don't as yet know what Ubuntu's niche is - windows malcontents? home > >>> tinkerers/hobyists? Small Home Office? You could argue that this is > >>> exactly the way linux started and who knows in 10 or 20 years maybe they > >>> will have a significant enterprise share, however, I doubt it. Being > >>> able to play MP3's out of the box rarely makes it onto a enterprise > >>> server deployment specification. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> This is an interesting comment. Just a few days ago, I read an article > >> about Microsoft pointing out companies that have moved from Linux > >> servers due to the desktop support as well as gui management tools. Of > >> course I hear that they are now adding more command line tools for > >> administration due to demand. > >> > >> I see two aspects to this part of the debate. > >> > >> If people use Linux at work, they will be more likely to use it at home. > >> They will use what they are familiar with. Most computer users are > >> not that intelligent to using their computers. Some cannot even figure > >> out how to update their computers. > >> > >> As for MS not getting a larger server share, this is a strange aspect. > >> Part of the issue in the past has been many admins that new Unix found > >> it easier to move to Linux from Solaris or other versions. The share of > >> Windows servers from what I am reading is increasing. I see this as a > >> result of the new point and click mentality. If you cannot click it, > >> then you cannot manage it. Damn kids today. :) > >> > > > > I know thats the mentality, but my god thats bullshit! I'll use cli > > anyday for major tasks- try migrating stats support on a IIS server with > > 400+ sites then you'll know! > > > >> FWIW, this thread has brought out many of the comments that have been > >> stated in this article. > >> > >> Did Canonical Just Get Punked by Red Hat and Novell? > >> http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2008/04/did-canonical-j.html > >> > >> Basically, the announcements are to support the server sales. > >> > >> I did like this comment though. > >> > >> "Curiously, very little attention was paid to Ron Hovespian's comments > >> on Novell's similar plans, made before Red Hat's. If I were Novell, I > >> would take this as a bad sign. Not only did the mainstream media not > >> pick up on Novell's news, but even most of the hard-line Linux > >> blogosphere wrote them off with nary so much as a "meh" And if you can't > >> get those folks mad, you must be doing something wrong! :)" > >> > >> From the people that I know, the reason to move from Fedora is the > >> upgrade path being easier. Longer support is appreciated. Some of > >> these people are also old time Solaris users as well. > >> > >> I will stick with Fedora as long as I can get third party application > >> that me and my family use. If they are only available on Ubuntu, then I > >> will have to move. > > > > I think it comes down to ease of support as well. If support doesn't > > keep up then the software is rendered useless. Ie MPlayer and codecs... > > > Obviously Fedora is not for the faint of heart. No, unix is not for the faint of heart- Fedora could and should be made easier to gain a greater share of platforms (and help reduce the zombies on the net). -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
