On 7/25/08 1:52 PM, "Jaime Magiera" <email@hidden> wrote:
> ... because Apple OS X Server is far more than hardware or just the
> DNS component of software. For the most part, a lot of nifty
> functionality is provided in an easy to admin/use way.
If I have to roll my own DNS, then so much for that nifty easy to
administrate stuff. If my DNS server is just a DNS server, then Apple's
advantage there is slim to begin with. This kind of garbage erases it.
>
>> I can get HP 1U servers that are, in EVERY way, the equal of Xserves
>> for
>> *half* the price. I can, on those servers, with full support from HP
>> mind
>> you, run a utility OS that will be patched MONTHS ahead of Mac OS X
>> for
>> stuff like this.
>
> Name your Utility OS.
Name one major OS with a good DNS server that hasn't patched, who isn't
Apple.
In fact, name another major *nix vendor who is slower to patch components
than Apple.
>
>> What's worse, a copout, or wasting company money when there are better
>> choices?
>
>
> To say that having to compile and install BIND on your own as
> justification for choosing another server platform is not being
> realistic. It's not a question of wasting money or time. Really.
> You'll spend more time in the long haul on a Linux box trying to get
> all the various components to work together and remain in sync.
If I need a box to be a DNS server, if it's the prime reason for that box's
existance, then no, in fact I WON'T spend more money on a Linux box. As
well, there's more free OS options that run on equal quality hardware that
aren't Linux. FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Open Solaris, etc.
Besides, let's look at it. I just ran a Nessus scan on my newest Xserve,
absolutely up to date. IN addition to DNS, it's got PHP issues. Oh, so just
roll my own PHP. Okay, now that's DNS and PHP. Oh, DHCP issues. Okay, roll
my own there. Oh, Perl hole. Roll my own there.
Now, I could be looking at this wrong, but if I'm continually rolling my own
components to make up for Apple being the slowest vendor on the planet to
patch, exactly where is my advantage over the Linux in the "long haul". In
fact, considering how hard that just made version updates, I'll point out
that the "oh just patch <component>" meme makes OS X MORE work over the long
haul, because now I have to deal with duplicates of major functional areas.
--
John C. Welch Writer/Analyst
Bynkii.com Mac and other opinions
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