Re: [WinMac] Film Bureau and Platforms

Leonard Rosenthol(leonardr[at]lazerware.com)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:33:01 -0400

At 10:57 PM +0800 9/21/99, Michael Eilon wrote:
>I have to disagree. I don't think it's particularly fair to dismiss Unix
>servers because you (incorrectly) think "tar" doesn't back up a directory
>structure.

        That's not the only reason Dan dismissed them, I believe.

>Frankly, I would choose Unix servers over NT servers for a number of
>reasons, not least of which are:
>
>1) It scales well... NT tends to die when the number of users/workstations
>gets large (not a consideration for this Film Bureau thread, I realise).

        Depends on what software you are running on the server -
either/both NT or Unix. Properly administered NT and Unix boxes can
handle similar loads for similar durations for the same period of
time.

>2) It's free. The NT server OS usually costs $$$.

        I personally don't consider this a valid argument for
choosing an OS for ANY reason! (don't get me wrong, I'm all for
open-source but it's NOT (IMHO) a reason for choosing one product
over another when you don't have (or want) the resources to actually
USE the source!

>4) Once it's running, a Unix server is less of a maintenance hassle than an
>NT server (I should know... we have both in our department).
>
>Admittedly, Unix servers are more hassle to set up and get going, and in
>some cases that's a serious consideration,

        Interesting that you think that once setup, Unix is easier to
admin. I find that it's just as hard to admin as it is to setup -
ASSUMING that the person doing the admin is NOT a full time Unix
admin! The problem with command lines and "config files" is that
unless you live them, you forget...

Leonard

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