TOC Linux

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 04:59:27PM -0400, Robert Brockway wrote:
> That is true I think that a big part of the problem is lack of support  
> from the vendor.  Linux is not a supported client OS for Blackberry.  If  
> it was I would expect the sync to be as easy in Linux as it is in  
> MS-Windows.
>
> [1] What OS does RIM user server side?  Anyone.

Linux I believe.  Hypocrits. :)

> Here are some concerns that have been raised:
>
> 1) It's difficult to find support staff for Linux
>
> As someone who grew up Unix side and knew a lot of Unix admins this came  
> as a bit of a surprise but it was true, at least for a while.

You need less of them though.  Besides when did IT people loose the
ability to learn new things?

> The explosion of OSS and Linux server-side caused demand of good 
> sysadmins to completely out strip supply.  These days alot of sysadmins 
> have at least a working understanding of Linux.
>
> IMHO good sysadmins for any OS are fairly rare but they do tend to hand  
> around user groups (really).
>
> 2) It's difficult to get support.
>
> Too many companies thought that for some reason it was difficult or  
> impossible to get support for OSS.  This actually makes no sense at all  
> but the myth persisted for a long time.  If anyone still says this today  
> ask them to spend 1 minute on a Google search.

I never found microsoft to be great at providing support either.  In fact
I have found linux support for my questions generally much easier to get.

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Len Sorensen
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