[olug] Linux, Networks and NFS/NIS

[Bill Brush]

JMO, but you'd be better off sending someone to some Novell training than
migrating to W2K services.  We have both Novell and W2K/NT here and our
incidents of debilitating problems on the Novell servers is almost zero,
compared to the W2K patch of the week club.

Don't buy into the FUD that Novell is a company in trouble and that they
aren't going to around much longer, Novell's revenue's and customer base is
growing even if the installed base of Netware servers is static.  Plus they
are a much more Linux/cross-platform friendly company.

I would urge you to take a close look at what Novell offers for new
technology before you dump your existing infrastructure.  Netware is
nothing if not stable and secure.

Bill




                                                                                                                         
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>Well...yeah, I know that. I was trying to be....."nice".  Really
>prefer not to call my folks "scared little puppies" or tell them
>to "get a clue" - LOL. In her case - it's a lot of unfamiliar
>territory, and the fact that we're looking at migrating all the
>Novell services out and replacing with either Win2k or Linux
>services (it's a supportability thing at the least - she's our
>only Novell person).  So that's where I think some of the FUD
>comes from....and why I'm being patient/nice about it.....