Filepro-list Digest, Vol 34, Issue 9

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 03:35:25PM -0500, Boaz Bezborodko wrote:
> Well, Novell would probably tell you to upgrade to SLES10, which comes
> with available Netware server software, and they're probably right...
> 
> And if you can find a RAID controller that won't work with SuSE 10,
> send me one; I'll eat it.
> 
>    Am I looking at a long learning curve by installing SLES10? Or is
>    it easier to go with an old suggestion to move to Windows 2003 and
>    use Terminal services? Boaz

Wow.

"Would it be any harder for someone who's only familiar with a Netware
5 server to learn Linux than to learn how to properly administer a
Win2003 server?"

I don't know.  I am admittedly a bit biased, since I've been a Unix guy
for 20 years.

I suspect no, it wouldn't be any harder, these days, and given YaST,
probably easier.  There are probably *lots* more books on Linux than
2K3, too.

And you'd still be running native Netware.  Just over a different
kernel.  Or so I understand.

I tend to think it depends on the skillsets of your current employees,
really.  Win2K3 is pretty twisty, or such has been my experience.

Cheers,
-- jra
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