Re: Web Migration FAQ Draft 2.0

[Wade Hampton <whampton@staffnet.com>]

Aaron Turner wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Michael Viron wrote:
> 
> > 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
> 
> Pointless effort.  If they've already made their decision, your mere words
> won't change anything.  Just do what I do- wait until it blows up and then
> smile as you say "I told you so..." :-)
Maybe a CYA memo indicating that there could be problems.  Then when
there
are, you can point to your memos as well, then offer them a "real"
solution!

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