From: steve@up.edu (Steve Ward) Subject: Re: Is this becoming comp.linux.advocacy? Date: 12 Aug 1993 09:49:32 -0700
In article <CBMoAn.7ur@chinet.chinet.com>,
Leslie Mikesell <les@chinet.chinet.com> wrote:
>But, this presents the interesting point that in a networked organization
>you could "stretch" the use of your commercial applications by running
>them from one or a few machines via X on linux boxes where you could
>also be doing other work locally.
It's no different than loading software on a network file server.
It's up to the organization (and it's network administrator) to make
sure the software on their equipment is being used legally/ethically.
>Les Mikesell
> les@chinet.com
The point I was trying to make in the original posting was that with the
UnixWare/Merge combination, I gain additional utility out of my existing
hardware. If each UnixWare box can support 4 or 5 DOS/Windows sessions
over the net, and I convert all my PCs to UnixWare (an unlikely event, I'll
admit), all the sudden I have increased the number of MS-DOS seats available
by a factor of 4 or 5. Plus, people who already have X-Terminals or
workstations in their offices can now access DOS and Windows without needing
to have an additional machine on their desk.
Like it or not, there is an enormous quantity of inexpensive DOS software
out there...and a lot of it can be used in place of much more costly
packages designed for workstations. Granted you don't get all the flexibility
inherent in a well-designed UNIX(tm) based app, but for more mundane tasks
it can be more than adequate.
At least thats how it is penciling out for us. It sort of gives DOS the
networking flexibility inherent in UNIX(tm)-based networks (or at least
applies some of that flexibility to the DOS environment).
Steve
-- Steve Ward, Jr., System operator School of Engineering, University of Portland Portland OR steve@up.edu