[Samba] Samba vs Windows SAK

[erx]

Hi,

I wasn't looking for a response to Microsoft. You're right, they could care
less what the linux community thinks. What I was looking for was a response
for those who might be trying to make a decision about whether to invest in a
Microsoft SAK based product, or whether to try using a Linux+Samba based
solution.

The fact that we *could* demonstrate these things (but haven't) is not
sufficient. Not to me, not to those who might be deciding.

As far as truth goes, I couldn't disagree more. Truth is relative; truth
changes over time. It is affected by what you see, hear, read, and believe. I
can affect your truth; you can affect mine. If it weren't true, there would be
no point at all to marketing.


So you know of nothing, then, that counters Microsoft's arguments?



ERX



>-----Original Message-----
>From: John H Terpstra [mailto:jht at samba.org]
>Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 3:11 PM
>To: erx
>Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
>Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba vs Windows SAK
>
>
>On Mon, 17 Mar 2003, erx wrote:
>
>> Has anyone seen this:
>>
>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Embedded/sak/evaluation/compare/adva
>ntage.asp
>>
>> And has anyone from the Samba team posted a response? It seems like some of
>> the information presented there is contrary to what I know about Samba.
>
>Why reply to Microsoft? What will it achieve?
>As things stand we can demonstrate that they are not in touch:
>	- Not with their own customers
>	- Not with Samba capabilities
>
>As to 'Truth' - customers make up their own minds on that one. No one can
>prove 'Truth' to anyone.
>
>- John T.
>--
>John H Terpstra
>Email: jht at samba.org