Re: Web Migration FAQ Draft 2.0

[Michael Viron <mviron@wsdo.sao.uwf.edu>]

At 04:31 PM 11/08/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>On Sat, Nov 06, 1999 at 06:35:58PM -0600, Michael Viron wrote:
>> "Q Why do we have to migrate to a NT server?
>> A Moving the university web pages from a UNIX server to a Windows NT server
>> will provide the university with greater security and stronger integration
>> with the rest of the university systems."
>
>Greater security?  What is this guy smoking.  I would refer to the many
recent
>stories at CNN and other major news outlets of major NT security bugs,
>emphasizing how many of them have not been patched and the lack of such
>security nightmares on Linux.
>
>I would recommend changing your text from configuration issues, which are not
>very compelling, to evidence that they are making a poor, uninformed
decision.
Regardless of what I do at this point, they are planning to go forward with
switching to NT--The old linux server will be turned off for good by Jan
30, 2000.  What I am trying to do is to correct misconceptions that the
"Web Migration" team has concerning Linux.
Mike
>You have to reach higher ups here, and try to stay away from tech talk (like
>SMTP ports).  Do you know who is pushing this decision?  The techs or the
>PHBs?
>
>Hope this helps.
>
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