Re: [LUG] Fwd: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 released

[kevin bailey <kev.bailey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Marvell wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 11:33:39PM +0100, Theo Zourzouvillys wrote:
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> > Wooooo Woooooo Wooooo!
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> o/~ Lay down and boogie and play that funky music 'til you die. o/~
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> *much strutting of funky stuff*

result!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have been working with debian and windows in equal measure recently - 
and the difference is...

working with windows has been DLL hell!!!  servers don't respond - or 
crash - an application to install word templates on multiple systems has 
been a pain in the ass - win98, win NT, win 2000, win XP are NOT the 
compatible enough.  installing custom written DLL's has been nothing but 
trouble.  and it makes me feel that i want to find another job!?!

working on PHP/apache/debian/postgresql/mysql is ENJOYABLE!!!  things 
work (the jdgraph library for PHP makes really impressive graphs - and 
lets face it - nothing impresses clients more than pretty pictures!!) 
the linux server (P133 based 40MB RAM) is always there and does what it 
says on the tin.  making client machines message back to the server 
using XML/HTTP has been FUN!!!  its interesting to see reults coming 
back from all over the world.

hopefully debian can now start to replace ALL windows servers - my boss 
has gradually moved from windows-only to linux-used-in-parts because he 
has seen it in action (and likes the price!!!!)

next step, the desktop - and yes - i think we can win it.

kev



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