[techtalk] Extreme Tech article

[Scott]

At 10:25 AM 6/12/2001 -0400, Martin.Caitlyn at epamail.epa.gov wrote:
>  Well... I suppose it's interesting if you like a pro-Microsoft bias and an
>article that ignores mainly of the problems with running Windows and
>ignores.  For example, in the discussion of IIS vs.  Apache, no mention of
>security issues is  made at all, an area where IIS has major problems.
>Indeed, discussion of security are noticeably absent from the article.
>When discussing journaling file systems (briefly), only xfs is mentioned.
>IBM's JFS and Reiser FS are noticeably missing.  In addition, kernel bloat
>is mentioned as a serious problem with xfs, yet the fact that the system
>requirements of Linux 2.4.x *with* xfs are still tiny compared to Windows
>2000 Server is definitely not mentioned.  I can go on and on, but
>generally, this is only an interesting read if you like Microsoft FUD.
>I am not saying that Linux is the right answer for everyone.  It's not.  I
>am saying that this article won't help you make an informed choice.
>Rather, it seems designed to generate a specific choice.

My first read on it was they were rather open about some of the strength's of
Linux in the conclusion, but as I read it more they seemed to say:
"if you are a small business and can not really afford MS then you may be
stuck with Linux".