376. Taranga Ghosh
January 7, 1999
tghosh@medg.lcs.mit.edu
Linux is the obvious choice.
1. Its a technically superior solution as an Internet
platform.
2. It costs nothing.
3. It really is open; any technically competent person
(of which there is no shortage in India) can trace a problem to the source code if required. More importantly, any technically qualified person can modify open source code to his/her special requirements.
4. You don't need to spend huge amounts of money on clustering technologies and hardware to get scalability.
5. You don't have to spend money on support which is also much better than Microsoft's.
6. Major software houses which used to be wary of the
Linux platform are/have ported their software to Linux. Examples: Oracle, Sybase. Sun has committed to supporting Java on Linux, supporting Linux on Sun hardware and is exploring binary compatibility between Solaris and Linux.
7. The shame factor is what makes open source such a good alternative to closed, commercial software. A lot of commercial software is like law and sausage -- the consumers would be horrified if they knew what actually went into their making. Someone who writes open software knows that a critical community is out there looking at the code. This is a powerful incentive to write good quality code.
Argument over.

375. Ram Kudukoli
January 7, 1999
ramk@natinst.com
Linux for ISP's cannot be beat. None of the other solutions offer the ease of use, performance, cost, reliability and support of Linux. It is the OS designed on the Internet for the Internet. Is there another choice?

374. Shashidhar V
January 7, 1999
shashi_vi@hotmail.com
LINUX. It combines the best features of Unix and can be used on normal PCs. What more could one ask?

373. Nathan Myers
January 7, 1999
ncm@nospam.cantrip.org
Seriously, why would a clear-eyed person choose an expensive OS that demands great resources and crashes frequently over a free one that doesn't? The choice is simple. Any Unix (BSD, Linux, or Sun's Solarix) is clearly a better technical choice than NT. For those who speculate that NT 5.0 might become more reliable than NT has been in the past, I can only say, "Dream on!". Of course not all decisions are made on sound technical grounds; politics and (not to be over-delicate) bribery influence decisions as well. Thus it is not surprising that a very powerful company can win accounts where politics counts more than merit.

372. John Flynn
January 7, 1999
john_4200@hotmail.com
Just read through all the opinions and observed that while people talk about reliability, performance while supporting UNIX/LINUX, the NT people just say that its good because its from Microsoft. Agreed Microsoft has captured desktop because of IBM's stupidity to give OS contract to Microsoft for its PC, its not going to dominate critical apps market.

371. Biju
January 7, 1999
bjoseph@xl.com
Linux
Linux...

370. Sridhar V
January 7, 1999
svembu@netscape.net
I believe Linux has the best price-to-performance of any system. The original reason for NT is price and the ability to run on commodity hardware. Well, Linux runs on commodity hardware, and is FREE! I cannot imagine why any ISP (and definitely any ISP in India, where cost-control is even more critical for success) would want to pay for Bill Gates' next mansion.

369. Steeg Lehman
January 7, 1999
steeg@probes.com
For India's long term future Open Source should be a requirement. An Open Source solution thrives in a climate of educated people and the people using it have control over their own destiny. Open source will meet today's needs and make India stronger.

368. Prabhdeep Singh
January 7, 1999
psingh@cam.org
In my opinion, Unix is much better than Windows NT. Though Linux is said to be more flexible over Unix. I'll wait for Linux to prove, before deciding on that. As per now my vote goes to Unix.

367. A. J. Clark
January 7, 1999
ajclark@usa.net
Forget about everything you hear in the news, just have a look at the facts. If you want to spend mega-bucks on setup & support at the risk of downtime, poor scalability, and limited configurability, go with Windows NT. It will suit this need perfectly. If, on the other hand, you'd prefer speed, reliability, incredible peer-to-peer support, and something that will allow you to offer new features as they happen without horrendous upgrade cost, go with Linux. This, from someone who was worked closely with WinNT, Unix & Linux servers for the past 3 years. But don't take my word for it, talk to others who have worked closely with all 3 and then make up your own mind. Risk or reliability, it's your choice. Just do Linux.

366. Samk
January 7, 1999
samk007@hotmail.com
Windows Sux!

365. Ganesh C. Prasad
January 7, 1999
g.c.prasad@usa.net
Linux presents an unparalleled opportunity for a resource-poor country with high-tech ambitions. This most affordable OS entails no compromises at all! It has the power, stability and scalability of Unix, and - get this - a graphical interface every bit as compelling as Microsoft Windows (for proof, just visit http://www.gnome.org or http://www.kde.org ). There are powerful applications, utilities and development tools that come bundled with it, free! What's more, the pace of innovation and improvement in the Linux world are unmatched by anything in the Windows or commercial Unix worlds. If you think some feature is missing in Linux today and shout about it, chances are some hacker in Helsinki or Auckland will take it as a personal challenge and release it in four days, - with source code, thank you very much. Commercial vendors must be gnashing their teeth to see such high quality and speed of innovation in a free product. Linux proves that the best things in life really are free. And if you seriously want to wait for Windows 2000 to arrive, with all bugs fixed, - all 35 million lines of it - what configuration of machine do you propose to buy to run that monster on? <smirk, smirk> It's sure to give users some extended coffee breaks between mouse clicks. Sorry, Microsoft, don't bother. This country has far better alternatives. Sorry Sun, HP, IBM, Digital, and other greedy Unix vendors, your infighting has finally hurt you, not Unix itself. Windows is simply not an alternative unless you're the proverbial fool who wants to be parted from his money. Commercial Unix? Ha! You pay through the nose for the OS, then find that it doesn't come bundled with even a C compiler, for God's sake! You pay extra for every little tool. Linux comes bundled with a high-quality C compiler and thousands of other utilities, all free of charge and all with source code. Who wants these other guys? Send them packing! If they cannot provide value for money, they cannot do business in India.

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