Server comments

[Jim Bodkikns (Dakotacom)]

   No, I"m not on 'crack'. By the way, keep the pissy comments to yourself - 
whoever you are - please. My comments were to the 'ubuntu' group and were 
not intended to be critical - just comments. Processor cycles? I'm not 
counting processor cycles. System load is not the issue on these servers.

   Having a desktop extends the market. Many companies will not invest in 
solutions that dont provide the broadest options (including  support - 
personel) possible. I'm not alone in this. Sun to IBM agree here. This isnt 
about me, its about customers and the ability to provide support - by us and 
them.

   Sorry to be rude.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Smith" <tom71713-ubuntu at yahoo.com>
To: "Ubuntu Help and User Discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: Server comments


> Jim Bodkikns (Dakotacom) wrote:
>
>>   The desktop is for graphical admin functions. I am not always
>> available. It is extremely usefull to be able to have a less able
>> person (albeit responsible person) admin common things. This is just
>> out of the question absent a desktop. WebMin could be used I suppose,
>> but not including a desktop is a false economy and just encourages the
>> use of underpowered and configured systems as servers.
>>
>>   This is more about a deployed server than my personal server.
>
> Huh? You lost me here... "Not including a dekstop is a false economy and
> just encourages the use of underpowered and configured systems as
> servers"? Are you on crack? lmao No, really... Are you? You must be.
>
> What you're suggesting is that having a "desktop" will make people want
> to buy bigger servers to handle... The "desktop".  The purpose of NOT
> HAVING a desktop is to allow the server to use its resources to, well...
> Serve. That's what a server is there for, to serve. Why on earth would I
> install a "desktop" like Gnome or KDE on a server--they consume a couple
> gigs of disk space along with a couple hundred megs of RAM (on the low
> end), not to mention precious CPU cycles that work to keep these
> "desktops" running. Wouldn't these resources be put to better use...
> Serving? I think they would. ;-D
>
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