Ok, first target, Dell_ate_my_dog.
there also is kernel limitations as to what hardware you can use
Uhm, no there's not. The kernel itself is not limited in this way at all - its a modular system, and therefore, you have a driver, you load it as a module, you're done.
also takes longer to get apps working due to compilation iussues and keeping up with updated packages for the OS.
No, it really doesn't take longer than an install, especially if one uses the RPMs or TGZ, which install actually much faster than any programs using install-shield. And as to updating, every major distro has its own method of automatically updating everything, from the Red Hat Network to Gentoo's portage system.
What's that? Everything? Yes, I said everything. "SO you mean I can update everything on my computer with one command?" Yes sparky, you can.
each system has to have updated packages unless done by kickstart inital install. and thats a pain.
Or you could log into a central server as a workstation. Just a suggestion.
also each system isnt the same and you cannot use centrallised servers for automated install on over 1000 pcs. like Microsoft Systems Manager can. it has not limit! 5 to 500,000 or more!
See above.
linux is mostly good for webserving and is not a feasable commercial enterprise OS. or easy for any large enterprise to deploy and administer
I think Daimler-Chrysler and Home Depot would disagree, but each to their own.
administration perspective is much more difficult sicne packages have to be updated on each workstation before inital application deplyment and continue to be updated as needs grow.
Already addressed.
also their is no way to monitor and limit the conrol over all options on workstations. theres root and non root and thats it.
Obviously, you've never heard of groups, or permissions. Since you obviously have never had any real interaction with Linux, much less UNIX, this doesn't suprise me. You create groups which certain programs, files, etc. belong too, and then you put someone in that group. You can also set read write and executable permissions for the groups.
no power user or backup operator profiles you can assign to users from any server
See above.
also active directory is the best user managemtn tool becuse it allows for automated assignment of roles and allows for worry free control over what user can or cannot do
Every time you add a user, you assign what they can and cannot do.
also windows domains are very easy and quick to deploy Ive done it in less than 10 minutes to create a 50 user doman with 5 groups! and setup on clients is easy too.
just go to my computer and computer name and you can join a domain right from there without no change to network settings! and its instantainius with only a restart needed
Holy Shit! That sounds just like the domainname file in Linux! Oh Wait, it is, essentially.
also since its centrallised you can install apps to all power users or all standard users... or just the acounting division or the engineeering division with the powerfil goups feature you can define! this makes it lots easier to upgrade departments at a time. or the whole enterprise!
OR you can install it once and set the permissions so that the users you want to use it can.
Someone said something about selling linux support is illegal because you're essentially paying for something that should be free? That's not true at all. You can download linux for free without the support. You can buy it on a CD for the cost of the media. You can buy it from a distribution for cost of the media and support. One does not necessitate the other.
Open Source will not die, due to the nature of it. As long as there is curiousity, and as long as people work together, it will flourish. It is similar to the scientific community in this case - you build off of one another's successes.
Oh, and speaking of which, has anyone else noticed that the number of computers running Internet Exploiter has fallen for the first time in years, while the number of computers running Mozilla is and has been steadily rising? And thats with many of the Mozilla computers registering themselves as IE, due to Microsoft's fscked (no, not misspelled, 10 points if you figure it out) up implementation of how IE reads HTML.
And don't you all even think about bringing up the SCO lawsuit. Even with Microsoft's money backing it, it has fallen flat on its face, and is now losing ground to IBM's suit.
Linux is far away from the home desktop, this is true. However, its gaining ground. Someone smart enough to read the directions can install it with relative ease.
Oh, and all you windows lackeys out there, I have one word for you: UNIX. Its still the king of servers. 30 years can't be wrong.
