[CLUE-Talk] Microsoft using Linux GPL code?

[Richard Knechtel]

Yeah I read this too, and mentioned it to my boss and the others in my 
office. (They give me sh*t because I like linux).

My boss Just bought us a IBM Netfinity 5100 to replace our aging Novel 
server.  he wants to upt NT on it but I told him we should install Linux on 
it. We use it for File and Print serving. I told him we can use Samba to do 
this and save the company a butt load of money.

I know IBM supports Linux on the netfinity's so it shouldn't be to 
difficult to install linux on it.     The server would also hold our source 
code (Visual Basic, C++, Clipper).

Any input would be helpful.  I am trying to make a good case to my boss.



Has anyone already set up a Linux server to do File and Print serving 
(Using Samba)?  If so how difficult is it to do this?

We use Win98, WIn98Se, WinME on thye desktop and a couple Win2k machines 
and an NT machine for Applicatin testing. We also use the NT machine to do 
backups with.

Also, has anyone set up a dialup/dialin server with linux?  We have 5 
machines that are used for clients to dialup to us to upload and download 
stuff from us and they are useless IMHO!  The crash every night (all run 
win98) (There are some network issues with this too but that is being 
worked on).  Has anyone used multiport serial cards under Linux successfully?


I know lots of questions, but I am hoping to give enough info to my boss 
that he might at least take a look at using Linux.

Thanks all!

At 01:25 PM 12/2/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I just read Nicholas Petreley's article "Open-source: It's Windows' turn
>to play catch-up to Linux" in my Nov 27th InfoWorld (page 68). I'll
>quote two comments for you:
>
>"people tell me recent versions of Windows are more stable than past
>versions, and future version are looking even more promising. The bad
>news is why. According to a source with access to internal Microsoft
>developers, Microsoft had dedicated resources specifically to the task
>of analyzing Linux source code and rewriting sections of it for use in
>Windows.  According to my source, it is the adoption and translation of
>Linux code that is helping Windows bcome more stable."
>
>WOW oh WOW oh WOW!!!!!  If this is true, Linux has just pulled a coup!
>
>Second quote:
>
>"If Windows is improving because its developers depend on the excellence
>of Linux source code, then one can only conclude that Widows (opps
>mistyped that, Windows) will always be at least one step behind Linux in
>terms of innovation and quality."
>
>There you have it, I've talked about quality till I'm blue in the face
>to PHBs and techies, this just proves my point about the importance and
>necessity of high quality, not first to market.
>
>Your thoughts?
>
>Kevin
>
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