RE: The business case for using a linux client versus a windows client

["Siggelkow, Bill" <bill.siggelkow@mirant.com>]

Lindows is worth looking into.  You can save a lot of money on both hardware and software.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Millson [mailto:mgm@atsga.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:51 PM
To: Atlanta Java Users Group
Subject: RE: The business case for using a linux client versus a windows
client


1) Working w/ a Linux Client builds your skills for interacting w/ the
server environment where your Java application will be deployed. I have
never worked on a Java project where the application was deployed on NT (for
good reason, I would add). Working on a Linux box builds your skills to be
able to interface w/ the server where the application will be deployed.
2) Linux comes w/ sftp, ssh, dig, etc. All these tools are VERY useful
during development and do not come standard w/ Windows  as far as I know.
3) The obvious: Windows is more expensive per client due to hardware and
software fees, despite the number of surveys that M$ commissions trying to
prove the opposite.
4) I think it makes business sense shun companies that break the law such as
Enron, Worldcom, and convicted monopolists like M$. If they cannot respect
the law, they certainly are not going to respect their customers.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Lee Chalupa [mailto:lchalupa@seelink.org]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 1:48 PM
To: Atlanta Java Users Group
Subject: The business case for using a linux client versus a windows
client

Hello:

Thank you to those that stopped by the lounge after the AJUG meeting last
night.  I value the opportunity to talk
to my associates.  I hope we can make this a regular event.

One topic that came up was the religion of Java versus .Net and that lead
to some further discussions about the linux client versus the windows
client.

I think we all like to have fun with Bill Hates but I don't think we should
confuse that funning with our business sense:  Java Developers are business
people too!

So, I need to answer a business question for myself.  What is the business
case for using a Linux client versus a windows client as it relates to my
role
as a Java Developer? How will this decision lower my costs, increase my
sales, make me more marketable, or reduce my risks?  What other activities
might I spend my time on that would provide greater return on my investment
of time and money?

As always, if I get significant feedback, I will compile the results and
publish the findings in a concise format to this mailing list.

Thanks for your time.

Lee Chalupa
lchalupa@seelink.org
770 381 2377