Re: SHOULD have been Linux Workstation

["R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr." <rbruceh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 6:04 PM
Subject: SHOULD have been Linux Workstation


>
> > Note: the differences between Mozilla and IE only show up in advanced
> > JSP techniques, but those are starting to creep into our applications.
> > Neat things like DHTML are becoming more prevalent, and without a
> robust
> > DOM implementation, there are things you can't do.  So does it make
> > business sense to move to Linux and basically remove those
> capabilities
> > from your users and your applications?
>
> I MEANT to say JS, or JavaScript, not JSP.  Mea maxima culpa.
>


Boy, do I understand that... Konquerer just does not handle most of
JavaScript....

As for "business case" no.... I mean the desktop wars were over years ago,
when OS2 fell. Desktop... MS has it. Period. Regardless of political
persuasion. As much as I hate it, I have to run at least one desktop in my
office with windows. And soon, it *won't* be XP.

But... If you are a developer for Linux, then your desktop being Linux makes
sense.
You can dual boot... or pay for VMWare. Or, what I do, make different
machines for different purposes...


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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - iSeries Administrator
 -- IBM Certified Specialist - RPG IV Developer

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  in her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in her car."

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