[radekm na sco.com: SCO Flash - uvaha o Linuxu]

Milan Molnar molnar na axon.sk
Středa Únor 3 06:56:16 CET 1999


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From: Radek Machacka <radekm na sco.com>
Subject: SCO Flash - uvaha o Linuxu
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 14:35:00
To: radekm na sco.com

Zdravím,

dovolui si Vám zaslat zajímavý rozbor mého kolegy ohledne porovnaní moznosti
SC Unixu a Linuxu.

S pozdravem

Radek Machacka
Sales Executive Czech and Slovak Republic

SCO Information Centre         Email:  radekm na sco.com
Nad Kralovskou Oborou 41   Tel:    +420 2 333 75 315
Praha 7                                  Fax:    +420 2 333 71 633
170 00                                   Mobile: +420 602 110 211
Czech Republic                     www:    http://www.sco.com/


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> Linux the issue is very sensitive as
>linux supporters tend to get very emotional if you say anything negative
>about it which will get you nowhere. The following arguments I have
>successfully used in competition with Linux:
>
>SCO's UNIX is a commercial UNIX which means:
>1) There is a company behind it with a vision and a future
>2) The quality of the product can be guaranteed.
>3) SCO is ISO Certified >4) SCO can guarantee Support availability
>5) SCO's products are tested and certified with commercial hardware
>platforms like
>       Compaq >        Unisys
>        IBM
>        HP
>        Fujitsu
>        ICL
>        ACER
>        Tulip
>        etc. etc. etc.
>With these companies SCO has commercial agreements which involve
>agreements about future support of each others products.
>
>6) Similar agreements exists with Software vendors (long list) Again
>these are commercial agreements.
>
>The importance of commercial agreements is that they guarantee a
>long-term relationship between SCO and it's partners which in turn gives
>the users of the products the confidence that investments which are made
>for a longer term are secure.
>
>SCO's Products are year 2000 compliant. Again here the importance of
>partnerships comes up again As many software vendors need to make fixes
>to their products, it is of vital importance that the new versions of
>those products will still run on the same o.s.
>
>Because of the relationship with other industry leaders SCO is capable
>of developing new software and supporting new hardware in a timely
>fashion. And SCO will have early access to new technology.
>
>What about Linux ?
>
>Linux is an Open Source Product developed by students and hobbyists from
>around the world. >This basically means that Linux is a study object without a controlled
>design structure.
>This can make it hard to find and resolve problems as the actual code
is
>maintained by thousands of people.
>Since no-one really owns Linux nobody can be held responsible for the
>functioning of the product which therefore does not give you any
>warranty about the quality of the product.
>
>Many applications that run on Linux (databases etc) Use a SCO binary
>emulator. This means that people use a product which was designed for
or
>ported to SCO and run it on Linux using this emulator. This emulator
>again is not a SCO product and can therefore not be supported by SCO
or
>the application vendor.
>The SCO products are under constant development which can cause
>situations where incompatibility arises between the actual SCO product
>and the emulator running on Linux.
>
>For the support of Linux people are depended on the Linux Community
>which gives no guarantee that a solution can be found or within what
>time frame such a solution will be found.
>Even commercial Linux Support organizations can not rely on a guaranteed
>backup channel like a developer team etc. The quality of their support
>is 100% depending on the knowledge level of the people that work for
>them. They have no Guaranteed back-up.
>
>As solutions that are offered to problems can come from all sorts of
>sources around the world, and those solutions will most of the time not
>be "readable" by the average users one will never know what exactly is
>being installed on a system. This can imply serious security risks
>including the sensitivity for viruses.
>
>Summarizing:
>
>Linux:
>1) No or little support from Hardware Vendors
>2) No or little support from Software Vendors
>3) No one is responsible in case of damage or support
>4) No guaranteed 100% Support
>5) No warranties that drivers will be available for future hardware.
>6) Sensitive to Viruses and other non-secure software.
>7) There is no ROAD MAP
>
>SCO's Unix Products:
>1) Full support from Hardware Vendors
>2) Full support from Software Vendors
>3) SCO carries responsibility for its products
>4) Guaranteed support possibilities
>5) Support via several channels backed up by SCO
>6) Availability of product maintenance  (SES)
>7) Proven Technology with high uptimes etc.
>8) Availability of FREE unix for educational and non-commercial use
>9) A clear ROAD MAP for future developments (Merced etc)
>
>It is important to note that even though Linux is not suitable for
>commercial purposes it has contributed significantly to the UNIX
>community as a study source for a lot of people. This has also
>contributed to Unix being popular as an operating system. SCO supports
>this by means of it's on FREE UNIX initiative and the announced support
>for Linux binaries.
>
>The above is more of a commercial reasoning. There are also plenty of
>practical reasons why people should use SCO instead of Linux. The most
>important one is:
>
>SCO is EASY to install to administer and to use it does not require much
>knowledge as oppose to Linux.
......



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Radek Machacka
Sales Executive Czech and Slovak Republic

SCO Information Centre         Email:  radekm na sco.com
Nad Kralovskou Oborou 41   Tel:    +420 2 333 75 315
Praha 7                                  Fax:    +420 2 333 71 633
170 00                                   Mobile: +420 602 110 211
Czech Republic                     www:    http://www.sco.com/


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