[ale] Linux SuSe vs Windows 2000 Server

[Geoffrey]

Laurie Anderson wrote:
> I am researching which operating system to install for a small
> network (4-6 workstations, 2 printers).  I am deciding between
> Windows 2000 Server and Linux Suse.  Can anyone give me some
> suggestions and/or somewhere to go to do a comparison between the
> two?  The implementation will be in a small accounting office for
> file and printer serving.

There is no decision to be made.  TCO, Linux wins hands down. 
Stability, again Linux wins hands down.

Most comparisons you will find will be biased one way or the other.  The 
closet thing I've seen to reasonable was in a recent copy of CPU 
magazine.  Still, not even they made apples to apples comparison.  For 
example, the compared the price of windows to SuSE by comparing the cost 
of a single license.  The difference is:

Load SuSE on 1 box costs the same as loading SuSE on 1000 boxes.
Windows, you're going to buy 1000 licenses.


Good luck.

> 
> Thanks, Laurie
> 

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