Comments on: The increasing effect of the RDF http://ryan.themarkelfamily.com/2004/03/the-increasing-effect-of-the-rdf/ theological ronin Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Ken Kogler http://ryan.themarkelfamily.com/2004/03/the-increasing-effect-of-the-rdf/#comment-28 Ken Kogler Sat, 06 Mar 2004 09:01:25 +0000 http://blog.strategema.net/index.php?p=96#comment-28 Interesting stuff there, dude. I don't envy you at all if you try and pry the faculty away from Exchange/Outlook. That odd couple really does play well together, and you're going to have to try to sell them on the tangible benefits of changing email servers, which -- in their eyes -- are going to be slim to none. What do they care about how long it takes, or how hard it is, to administer? That's what they pay you for. Apple's market share is growing, and their products are intriguing, but speaking as a network admin, making the leap to OSX as a server platform is a very scary proposition. Apple is going to have to do a <em>lot</em> of work to overcome the stigma of AppleTalk -- that Windows boxes can't co-exist with Macs on the same network. It's always been a one-or-the-other kind of thing, or at the most just a few of one kind as part of a large network. For someone without UNIX experience, OSX is ideal: the GUI is intuitive and is always there to fall back on, but at any time you can drop to the bash prompt and go nuts with UNIX commands and harness the real power of it. It's a great way to get your feet wet in the UNIX world and still keep a usable GUI. Too bad it's too expensive for me to afford. Interesting stuff there, dude. I don’t envy you at all if you try and pry the faculty away from Exchange/Outlook. That odd couple really does play well together, and you’re going to have to try to sell them on the tangible benefits of changing email servers, which — in their eyes — are going to be slim to none. What do they care about how long it takes, or how hard it is, to administer? That’s what they pay you for.

Apple’s market share is growing, and their products are intriguing, but speaking as a network admin, making the leap to OSX as a server platform is a very scary proposition. Apple is going to have to do a lot of work to overcome the stigma of AppleTalk — that Windows boxes can’t co-exist with Macs on the same network. It’s always been a one-or-the-other kind of thing, or at the most just a few of one kind as part of a large network.

For someone without UNIX experience, OSX is ideal: the GUI is intuitive and is always there to fall back on, but at any time you can drop to the bash prompt and go nuts with UNIX commands and harness the real power of it. It’s a great way to get your feet wet in the UNIX world and still keep a usable GUI.

Too bad it’s too expensive for me to afford.

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