Your thoughts on Linux

[Sinixstar]

Myspace is written in CFM, so let's not even go there...

As for SQL, ever wonder why people pick Oracle over MS? Ever read how Post can run as fast as Oracle?

As for efficient queries... Maybe you're used to clicking through your queries, but usually if there's an issue with overhead of a query it's from a badly written sql query.

Generally speaking - a good DBA who knows what they're doing can make MSSQL run every bit as fast and stable as Oracle.

A DBA who doesn't know what they're doing can make Oracle look like a piece of junk.

Much like guns - it all comes down to the nut behind the trigger.
MSSQL has a much lower bar of entry, so there's a lot more mediocre people out there using it. Oracle has a higher bar of entry. Most Oracle DBAs are extremely well versed in the world of relational data. Their systems run better as a result. Take the same DBA - show him the ropes of an MSSQL system - and he'll make the same magic happen.

All things being equal - having used both - I personally prefer MSSQL. Either one will get the job done though.

[sfwdiy]

If you're looking into this as an occupation, you might want to start with fundamentals of networking before learning Linux or any other OS.

+1. Sysadmin stuff is more about making computers talk to each other than it is about using one OS or another, and computers essentially all speak the same language. A thorough understanding of TCP/IP and network architecture is important.

--B

[ocabj]

I bet you don't have drunks hitting power poles causing extended power outages either.

I would wager you are running that on server hardware and not desktop hardware.

Running time on my box has been 6 years, only time it goes down is when the power is out for more than 4 hours when my batteries finally die.

So, what facility are you using to update your kernel without a reboot?

[danito]

I bet you don't have drunks hitting power poles causing extended power outages either.

I would wager you are running that on server hardware and not desktop hardware.

Running time on my box has been 6 years, only time it goes down is when the power is out for more than 4 hours when my batteries finally die.

[sd_shooter]

I have a dedicated pandora player in the garage - built using Ubuntu on a broken laptop that I brought back to life.

[Pyrodyne]

LOL

Current OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 2, Multiprocessor Free.
Time Zone: Pacific Daylight Time

System Events as of 6/16/2010 2:39:09 PM:

Date: Time: Event: Comment:
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Current System Uptime: 488 day(s), 19 hour(s), 59 minute(s), 45 second(s)

I bet you don't have drunks hitting power poles causing extended power outages either.

I would wager you are running that on server hardware and not desktop hardware.

Running time on my box has been 6 years, only time it goes down is when the power is out for more than 4 hours when my batteries finally die.

[JDay]

Sucks not being able to apply updates because of your uptime, doesn't it?

Most times you can just log out and back in. No reboot required.

[Chris M]

Linux is great if you know what you're doing. If you dont, which you dont otherwise you wouldnt have made this thread ( ) stick to windows or the BSD mac base

I recently gave a computer to an elderly woman that wanted a computer, but didn't know how to use one (she didn't even know how to use a mouse). I installed the latest version of Ubuntu Linux on an old 500mhz Pentium III machine I had laying around. I was surprised how fast that old machine ran.

She's had one problem with it so far. She came up to me and told me that the computer wouldn't turn on. That the screen would just say "No Signal". I told her that she's turning the monitor on, and she needs to press the power button on the computer. Other than that 'glitch', she's loving it.

It's free. It finds & installs software for you. It automatically finds plug-ins and such to make it's software compatible with what you're trying to do. There are quite a few features within Linux (Ubuntu especially) that make it ideal for newbies.

[Chris M]

Several years ago I played around with Red Hat, Mandrake, and Suse. They weren't bad, but I didn't really spend too much time trying to learn it. Lately, I've been installing Ubuntu on a bunch of different computer, including laptops and netbooks. I really like it, and haven't had any major issues with it.

I'd like to get a second computer for home - one running linux, dedicated to web surfing and most general computer stuff, and the other running Windows, mainly for software compatibility (Wine can't run everything.)

The father of a friend of mine is a Unix/Linux guru (programming in Unix since the 70's), and has been teaching me quite a bit, lately.

[danito]

Sucks not being able to apply updates because of your uptime, doesn't it?

Fully Patched, and updated

What sucks about that ? ;-)

[locosway]

LOL

Current OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 2, Multiprocessor Free.
Time Zone: Pacific Daylight Time

System Events as of 6/16/2010 2:39:09 PM:

Date: Time: Event: Comment:
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Current System Uptime: 488 day(s), 19 hour(s), 59 minute(s), 45 second(s)

Sucks not being able to apply updates because of your uptime, doesn't it?

[danito]

0047 up 465 days, 16:44, 2 users, load average: 0.14, 0.09, 0.08

Enough said about that.

LOL

Current OS: Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 2, Multiprocessor Free.
Time Zone: Pacific Daylight Time

System Events as of 6/16/2010 2:39:09 PM:

Date: Time: Event: Comment:
---------- ----------- ------------------- ----------------------

Current System Uptime: 488 day(s), 19 hour(s), 59 minute(s), 45 second(s)

[JDay]

Considering going dual-boot on my computer. I've got Win7 on it, and so far, it runs just fine and did an upgrade from Vista. However, every once in a while, I get this hankering to use Linux... and that's an itch that I'm going to have to eventually scratch!

You could always install it in a virtual machine.

[Pyrodyne]

0047 up 465 days, 16:44, 2 users, load average: 0.14, 0.09, 0.08

Enough said about that.

[CSDGuy]

Considering going dual-boot on my computer. I've got Win7 on it, and so far, it runs just fine and did an upgrade from Vista. However, every once in a while, I get this hankering to use Linux... and that's an itch that I'm going to have to eventually scratch!