Re: [TCLUG:22484] The mission 0f the Mn Linux group

[Kent Schumacher <kent@structural-wood.com>]

Charles Leyda wrote:
> 
> I just recent added my name to the mail list for this
> group. I am an one man shop Unix User of 20 years in a
> small Job Shop employing 100 people using NCR Computer
> with digi boards and 40 wyse terminal and 14 printers
> and 9 pc.
> I have been seriously look at Linux to replace it. I
> had hope to obtain info from this group to aid in the
> conversion. This appears to be a group of fun people
> that like to eat and drink at their meetings. Is there
> anybody in this group that is seriosly thinking of
> using Linux to replace Unix ???
> 
> _

Hi Charles-

I also am a 'one man shop' Unix user.  We went from
text-terminals running off an HP system in the 80's, to 
text-terminals running off an x86 SCO system, to X-terminals
running off of x86 UnixWare and Sparc Solaris boxes.  We
are down to one UnixWare box (with a backup mirror) and one Solaris
box (with a backup mirror).  We will be decommissioning the
UnixWare box and moving all apps from the Solaris box (excepting 
Autocad) to Linux by the end of November.   We have had test
Linux servers running for over a year.

We have 1 Windows machine that is accessible to anyone on their
X-terminal via VNC, but it is used solely for translating wierd
format windows files that are sent to us via e-mail and to run
a structural analysis program that is unavailable on non-legacy
computers (grin).

Oh, our business is the same size as yours - about 100 employees.
40 X-terminals, 40 printers/plotters/label printers.

Linux is on a par with UnixWare for stability - actually the OS
seems slightly better, and since I can choose from a wide range
of hardware I feel I can make Linux a lot more stable than UnixWare.

Note that I currently expect uptimes of 6 months with UnixWare without
any incidents - I am guessing Linux will approach my Solaris box, which
is typically 12 months without incidents - most incidents in the life
of my Solaris box have been related to external events outside the
box (like, gee I wonder what this power cord is connected to...).

So, in answer to your question - yes, I am seriously going to replace
Unix with Linux.

Hypercaffienatedly,
Kent