(LINux InTEL) Refers to the Linux operating system running on Intel or AMD computers. Primarily a server environment, Lintel machines have become extremely popular. See Linux, Wintel and Mactel.
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- Noble goals and politics at the OLPC
- Noble goals and politics at the OLPCSidetrack in progressDoes look like OLPC is being distracted from its original goal by corporate politics (and maybe a little bit of purism). A Windows port of Sugar may or may not be worthwhile, but it could wait for a subsequent release.Cross platform...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop
- Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktopDull topic today, Murph.I switch between desktop OSs; Vista, OpenSUSE, and occaisionally Mac. Desktop OS's just aren't that interesting anymore - 'cos they're all pretty good.When half your life's then spent in the browser, you cease to notice what the OS is.I agree but differ...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Umm, Yummy: Mactel eats Lintel's desktop
- Red Hat recently issued a press release under the title What's Going On With Red Hat Desktop Systems? An Update whose content boiled down to "It's a loser, so We're bailing." Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 is a cool two year old product from a...
- Blog posts 2008-04-23
- Shock! Dog bites postman! Mainframer attacks Linux to push AIX
- Once upon a time I did a few articles for searchenterpriselinux at techtarget.com, but we parted ways very quickly over their commitment to Red Hat's anti-Sun marketing strategy. Ken Milberg, a guy I think I first ran into in the context of my original 2002...
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- A minority opinion ....
- A minority opinion ....Who said Windows can't ....... run on a 64 way multi-core system without a hitch. I didn't. I merely pointed out the flaws in the author's methods. I was the one arguing that each OS has it's place. You ran off on a...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- Security metrics and issues
- One of the questions coming out of last week's wintel vs lintel discussions asked which one is generally more secure. As it turns out that's an easy question to answer -unless, of course, you want to demonstrate that your answer is correct, because then it turns out that virtually nothing...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- News to know: Microsoft, Apple update techniques; Ubuntu; Hacking Java; XP SP3
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: What Microsoft can teach Apple about software updates Compare and contrast gallery (right). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta - making life easier for Windows users Nate McFeters: Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 2 ...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Security: Lintel vs Wintel
- Security: Lintel vs WintelI guess we'll see how well the method matches realityOn first glance, this does appear to be well thought out, but there may be too many judgment calls to make it useful.RE: Security: Lintel vs WintelI've done a security project on a Unix system and worked extensively...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-24
- Security: Lintel vs Wintel
- In the PC community "security" just means defending against attacks aimed at destroying or misusing all or part of a computer system. In that context most of the complexities associated with trying to decide whether wintel or lintel will expose you to less security risk arise from the absense of...
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- As others see us
- As others see usInternet appliancesI recall an attempt to sell stylish, cheap internet appliances some years ago. The attempt was not successful and a number of models were discontinued.I didn't see an explanation with actual information, but at the time I thought the view that people want only relatively...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Who benefits from data center centralization?
- Who benefits from data center centralization?The difference is in control/managementCentralized processing with decentralized control works - centralizing both does not.But notice that Wintel/data processing essentially force the centralization of both, and Unix does not. You can centralize control with Unix, but you don't have to. Instead you put everything...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- News to know: Vista SP1; OS X patches; Apple; Veodia; Enterprise software lies
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Want Vista SP1? Here's how to get it now. Gallery (right). Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Should I install SP1? Mary Jo Foley: Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availability Vista SP1 available for download; Retail availability a...
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- When Lintel beats Wintel
- When Lintel beats WintelI'm switching to Open Office...and have had no trouble accessing my documents created in MS Office. No cost of being different here.linux performance not always betteryou might have a point for servers, but for desktop usage Linux is not always more performant than Windows. so I don't...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- When Lintel beats Wintel
- Here's the full text of something by frequent contributor Anton Philidor during last week's discussion of various approaches to Lintel/Wintel TCO comparisons: "Linux is more expensive than Windows." You agreed. Quoting: By mid 2004, however, enough people...
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- The tyranny of the majority
- Most people find it extremely difficult to go against perceived majority opinion. You can see one aspect of this for yourself by trying a simple social experiment: go somewhere a lot of people are partying and get at least ten to loudly and repeatedly urge another person...
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- The tyranny of the majority
- The tyranny of the majorityHi Paul, too true.What OS you use should be driven by the requirements specification matched to the particular strengths and weaknesses of each potential solution... not dogma.All operating systems have differing capabilities, and until someone produces something akin to HAL-9000 or Star Trek's LCARS no one...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Measuring TCO: Wintel vs Lintel
- Measuring TCO: Wintel vs LintelWhoever chooses the scenario...... can determine the results. I read some Windows comparisons on Microsoft's site in which the assumptions and requirements were obviously slanted and a report on open source in English schools that could not have produced results favoring Windows if the consultant...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Measuring TCO: Wintel vs Lintel
- The most basic, and traditional, Wintel vs Lintel TCO comparison argued that since the hardware is the same, everything comes down to the cost of the OS and applications licenses -all of which are free for Lintel and expensive for Wintel. This drew many different responses, but...
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Costs: Wintel Vs. OpenSource
- Costs: Wintel Vs. OpenSourceHmm, its that alternate reality again.I read through this, and your example is impecable, makes perfect, and I'm left wondered why none of my customers use Sun hardware.And of the course, the reason is that in my reality, the vast majority of enterprises are SME's, and they...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Advice for the MCSE: go back to school
- Advice for the MCSE: go back to schoolThat's my plan.I read most posts on this blog, and to be honest, I find it hard to agree with a lot of what you say. Sometimes I wonder if you live in an alternate universe to mine, linked by some freak blog...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
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