Yes, but not everyone has everything they need right there. In my company it is almost impossible since we have windows only software that we can't port, or use wine for (believe me I've tried) This is for the banking industry. So until there is a way to make that work, I've done what most places have done, put linux in the server room.
However, the department I was in was almost entirely into *nix development, but we would have to do some kinda stuff related to Windows from time to time.
We also learnt that it's quite useful for you to have some kinda virtual machine like VMWare [vmware.com] on your box, to boot into alternate OSes. Really really useful.
And the problem is that it's really hard being in the development industry with only Linux -- sooner or later, you're going to run into some client who'd ask yo
Yea, unfortunately we can't afford to buy 200 copies of vmware, plus the os licenses, plus the fact half the people would be clueless as to what they were doing. Maybe one of these days....
That's the problem. Rather than have 200 copies of VMWare plus the overheads, it's easier to dual boot into Windows. Not to mention the technical support problems that would crop up among other issues.
Useful as it may have been for us, for most people, VMWare would be an overkill.
It really sucks, I remember the time when VMWare used to actually free. We showcased running Linux off Windows off Linux and a few applications based on that, on a 500 MhZ processor. Ah, those were the days:-)
Use a Windows Terminal server with the "bitchy" application, connect from linux boxes with rdesktop and voila...
A customer accounting system runs ONLY on windows NT/2000/XP/2003 so we installed in a windows 2000 terminal server, and connect from many desktops with only rdesktop, the problem is that you must purchase anyway some software/licenses/cal from MS, but you can cut down costs in the client OS, antivirus software, virus downtime, office software and computer support.
The other option can be to use
With all the fancy scientists in the world, why can't they just once
build a nuclear balm?
Easy to do (Score:1)
months now. Didn't even bother to dual boot. I
have everything I need
Re:Easy to do (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Easy to do (Score:5, Interesting)
However, the department I was in was almost entirely into *nix development, but we would have to do some kinda stuff related to Windows from time to time.
We also learnt that it's quite useful for you to have some kinda virtual machine like VMWare [vmware.com] on your box, to boot into alternate OSes. Really really useful.
And the problem is that it's really hard being in the development industry with only Linux -- sooner or later, you're going to run into some client who'd ask yo
Re:Easy to do (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Easy to do (Score:2)
Useful as it may have been for us, for most people, VMWare would be an overkill.
It really sucks, I remember the time when VMWare used to actually free. We showcased running Linux off Windows off Linux and a few applications based on that, on a 500 MhZ processor. Ah, those were the days
Re:Easy to do (Score:1)
Re:Easy to do (Score:1)
A customer accounting system runs ONLY on windows NT/2000/XP/2003 so we installed in a windows 2000 terminal server, and connect from many desktops with only rdesktop, the problem is that you must purchase anyway some software/licenses/cal from MS, but you can cut down costs in the client OS, antivirus software, virus downtime, office software and computer support.
The other option can be to use