Was: [LUAU] NOMINATIONS Now: Off Topic - NT=No Training

[ztaylor at aloha.net]

I remember computer mags talking about this a while back. It was more
speculation than anything. I am sure if you do a search you will find
it.

John Nickerson wrote:
> 
> George Toft wrote:
> >
> > John Nickerson wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > George,
> > >
> > > I've recently read some articles indicating that MS will be changing
> > > their licensing of software in ways that will change the TCO.  In the
> > > future you'll only license SW for a limited period of time and then
> > > renew -- kinda like fee simple vs lease hold I think.
> >
> > Got a reference?  This is awesome!!!
> >
> > This goes for anyone else - got anything hard that I can use
> > to show the TCO of Linux vs NT, please let me know.  Since
> > I'm comparing NT, UnixWare, Solaris, Linux, and NetWare, any
> > articles/web sites that deal with TCO, stability, pricing, etc
> > for any of these would be sorely appreciated.  You would not
> > believe how scarce these items are (very little in Wilson's
> > abstracts, Newsbank, ERIC).
> >
> > Mahalo!
> 
> I'll see what I can find.  I get about a half dozen trade rags and don't
> keep them too long but this one might still be around.
> 
> John Nickerson, Kailua, Hawaii
> <http://www.pixi.com/~johnnick/homepage.html>
> 
> A little inaccracy sometimes saves a ton of explanation.
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