NewsForge Secretaries use Linux, taxpayers save millions

[JD Runyan]

On Tue, Aug ,  at 05:48:21PM -0500, Mike Coleman wrote:
> Linux sounds like the answer to this, but most of us who are suggesting it are
> probably picturing the outcome given what a sharp Linux admin would do.  If an
> average Windows admin were to switch the site over to Linux, most likely
> disaster would ensue.
> 
> I think that having sharp admins is probably even more important than choice
> of platform.  If you don't have sharp admins, generally you're going to be
> screwed, though it'll be a little less ugly, and you'll have to suffer less
> blame if you use Windows in this case.  If you *do* have sharp admins,
> generally things will work pretty well, but you'll experience better
> reliability and lower costs with Linux and probably more productivity if
> you're doing more technical than the standard Office stuff.

If you had a very sharp Windows Admin then these problems could be
avoided too, but it has been my experience that most sharp Windows
admins are not one platform guys, and they would also be good (Li/U)NIX
admins who could do the job.  The biggest obstacle is management's
opinion of the move.