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On Feb 24, 2015 12:34 PM, "L. V. Lammert" <<a href="mailto:lvl@omnitec.net">lvl@omnitec.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> On Tue, 24 Feb 2015, Mark Farver wrote:<br>
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> > If you need to have Windows admins using something, maybe you should try<br>
> > just doing it in Windows Server.<br>
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> Huh? We cannot recommend a client spend $2K - $5K on crap they don't need,<br>
> .. Hope that isn't common practice!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Compared to salaries licensing is generally a drop in the bucket. A skilled consultant knows all the solutions available and recommends a solution that is best for the client, taking into account the entire lifecycle costs. If you are making recommendations based on personal bias you are doing your clients a disservice. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The industry has long outgrown the "MS is crap" attitude. Today most companies have a mix of technologies and use whichever is most productive for the task at hand. Unix tends to be a winner for Internet and embedded tasks, Windows still has a leg up for ease of use, authentication and desktop software. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It appears to me that you regularly consult this list for free advice on topics that your clients are paying you for expertise on. </p>
<p dir="ltr">> Never used AD and don't plan to, just looking for a simple way to allow<br>
> clients to admin Samba usres.</p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm not a MS fan, having been deploying Linux into production since 1994, but I can assure you that AD really has no parallel. It's replication and support for both Windows and Unix clients is excellent, and the tools to administer it have a long and well tested history. It is dense and opaque at times, but for most situations it is better than the alternatives. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Mark</p>