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Lintel: (LINux InTEL) Refers to the Linux operating system running on Intel or AMD computers. Primarily a server environment, Lintel machines have become extremely popular. See Linux, Wintel...; Full Lintel Definition >>

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Security: Lintel vs Wintel: Security: Lintel vs WintelI guess we'll see how well the method matches realityOn first glance, this does appear to be well thought out, but there may be too many judgment calls to make it useful.RE: Security: Lintel vs WintelI've done a security project on a Unix system and worked extensively...; Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Servers, security, Lintel, Wintel, Microsoft Windows, mainframe, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-03-24
When Lintel beats Wintel: Here's the full text of something by frequent contributor Anton Philidor during last week's discussion of various approaches to Lintel/Wintel TCO comparisons: "Linux is more expensive than Windows." You agreed. Quoting: By mid 2004, however, enough people...; Tags: Wintel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Lintel, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Measuring TCO: Wintel vs Lintel: Measuring TCO: Wintel vs LintelWhoever chooses the scenario...... can determine the results. I read some Windows comparisons on Microsoft's site in which the assumptions and requirements were obviously slanted and a report on open source in English schools that could not have produced results favoring Windows if the consultant...; Tags: ROI/TCO, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Wintel, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., TCO, Lintel; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Cost comparison: Solaris/SPARC vs Linux/x86: I ran into a little story on siliconrepblic.com last week which started like this: Cost drives firms from UNIX to Linux 28.11.2007 - Almost two thirds of Irish IT experts say the main motivation for...; Tags: Staffing, Performance, Intel X86, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Sparc, Lintel, FTE, Linux Thing, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Processors, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2007-12-06

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Noble goals and politics at the OLPC: Noble goals and politics at the OLPCSidetrack in progressDoes look like OLPC is being distracted from its original goal by corporate politics (and maybe a little bit of purism). A Windows port of Sugar may or may not be worthwhile, but it could wait for a subsequent release.Cross platform...; Tags: Operating systems, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Windows, computer; Discussion threads 2008-04-25

Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop: Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktopDull topic today, Murph.I switch between desktop OSs; Vista, OpenSUSE, and occaisionally Mac. Desktop OS's just aren't that interesting anymore - 'cos they're all pretty good.When half your life's then spent in the browser, you cease to notice what the OS is.I agree but differ...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, desktop, Mactel, Microsoft Windows, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop: Red Hat recently issued a press release under the title What's Going On With Red Hat Desktop Systems? An Update whose content boiled down to "It's a loser, so We're bailing." Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 is a cool two year old product from a...; Tags: Linux Desktop, Microsoft Windows Vista, Ubantu, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Open Source, Desktops, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Shock! Dog bites postman! Mainframer attacks Linux to push AIX: Once upon a time I did a few articles for searchenterpriselinux at techtarget.com, but we parted ways very quickly over their commitment to Red Hat's anti-Sun marketing strategy. Ken Milberg, a guy I think I first ran into in the context of my original 2002...; Tags: Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM AIX, Duck, IBM Corp., Attack, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-22
A minority opinion ....: A minority opinion ....Who said Windows can't ....... run on a 64 way multi-core system without a hitch. I didn't. I merely pointed out the flaws in the author's methods. I was the one arguing that each OS has it's place. You ran off on a...; Tags: Operating systems, .NET, OPEN SOURCE, Named Pipes, Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Linux, flaw, Unix; Discussion threads 2008-04-02
Security metrics and issues: One of the questions coming out of last week's wintel vs lintel discussions asked which one is generally more secure. As it turns out that's an easy question to answer -unless, of course, you want to demonstrate that your answer is correct, because then it turns out that virtually nothing...; Tags: Wintel, Performance, Integrity Failure, Security, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-25
News to know: Microsoft, Apple update techniques; Ubuntu; Hacking Java; XP SP3: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: What Microsoft can teach Apple about software updates Compare and contrast gallery (right). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta - making life easier for Windows users Nate McFeters: Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 2 ...; Tags: Tom Foremski, Technique, Ubuntu, Google Inc., Hacking, Social Media, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Security: Lintel vs Wintel: In the PC community "security" just means defending against attacks aimed at destroying or misusing all or part of a computer system. In that context most of the complexities associated with trying to decide whether wintel or lintel will expose you to less security risk arise from the absense of...; Tags: Wintel, Attacker, Vulnerability, Flaw, National Vulnerability Database, Petreley, Security, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-24
As others see us: As others see usInternet appliancesI recall an attempt to sell stylish, cheap internet appliances some years ago. The attempt was not successful and a number of models were discontinued.I didn't see an explanation with actual information, but at the time I thought the view that people want only relatively...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Atari Inc., computer, IT IS, software; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
Who benefits from data center centralization?: Who benefits from data center centralization?The difference is in control/managementCentralized processing with decentralized control works - centralizing both does not.But notice that Wintel/data processing essentially force the centralization of both, and Unix does not. You can centralize control with Unix, but you don't have to. Instead you put everything...; Tags: Data centers, Strategic planning, Regulations, benefit, data center, centralization, money organization, data center centralization, server; Discussion threads 2008-03-19
News to know: Vista SP1; OS X patches; Apple; Veodia; Enterprise software lies: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Want Vista SP1? Here's how to get it now. Gallery (right). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Should I install SP1? Mary Jo Foley: Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availability Vista SP1 available for download; Retail availability a...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Mobile, Enterprise Software, Movie, Patch Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Sales Strategy, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Blog posts 2008-03-19
When Lintel beats Wintel: When Lintel beats WintelI'm switching to Open Office...and have had no trouble accessing my documents created in MS Office. No cost of being different here.linux performance not always betteryou might have a point for servers, but for desktop usage Linux is not always more performant than Windows. so I don't...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Wintel; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
The tyranny of the majority: Most people find it extremely difficult to go against perceived majority opinion. You can see one aspect of this for yourself by trying a simple social experiment: go somewhere a lot of people are partying and get at least ten to loudly and repeatedly urge another person...; Tags: Wintel, Mob, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-17
The tyranny of the majority: The tyranny of the majorityHi Paul, too true.What OS you use should be driven by the requirements specification matched to the particular strengths and weaknesses of each potential solution... not dogma.All operating systems have differing capabilities, and until someone produces something akin to HAL-9000 or Star Trek's LCARS no one...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, tyranny; Discussion threads 2008-03-17
Measuring TCO: Wintel vs Lintel: The most basic, and traditional, Wintel vs Lintel TCO comparison argued that since the hardware is the same, everything comes down to the cost of the OS and applications licenses -all of which are free for Lintel and expensive for Wintel. This drew many different responses, but...; Tags: Wintel, Benefit, TCO, Linux, Roi/Tco, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-03-12
Costs: Wintel Vs. OpenSource: Costs: Wintel Vs. OpenSourceHmm, its that alternate reality again.I read through this, and your example is impecable, makes perfect, and I'm left wondered why none of my customers use Sun hardware.And of the course, the reason is that in my reality, the vast majority of enterprises are SME's, and they...; Tags: Wintel, OpenSource; Discussion threads 2008-03-05