Linux TCO was RE: [Biodevelopers] Re: Biodevelopers digest, Vol 1 #131 - 2 msgs

[Mike Benway]

Hello Mat.
Your question caused me a little guilt pang! 
I'll bet I'm not alone in my reaction to those TCO remarks: When I see a statement presented as fact, which is so clearly dubious, and reflects so little deference to the requirements of reasonable critical reflection, then I immediately give up. What's the point? According to my favoite genius: 
 
"The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic." --Bertrand Russell
 
 


"Wiepert, Mathieu" <Wiepert.Mathieu at mayo.edu> wrote:
Hi,

Is this something that can slide by so easily...? I'll defer to those running much large systems than I, but it is not what any googling research seems to indicate...

"However, in the real world, where $$$ has to be made,
this will only help UNIX vendors. And from what I see,
the business community has little problems with this
since the numbers are out that the total cost of
ownership of Linux exceeds that of other platforms."

-mat
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