RE: [OT] RAID

["Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> The kernel offers mainline support for almost all decent server
hardware.

Pfft. If by "decent" you mean "more than a year old".

> What's the OS license cost for a single dual-core 64bit server with
say 4
seats?

=A3271.04 for an OEM copy of SBS 2003 R2, which gives you Exchange Server
a=
s
well as the Server OS - 5 cals.

> Oh. That much eh?

Yeah, bargain, isn't it. :D

> So for the slightly more 'hands on' UKHAer rather than the "hmm,
what can
I plug=20
this into" plug-n-play variant?

For the masochist who wants to spend their life trying to resolve
dependenc=
y
hell to get what appears to be a basic bit of hardware working, more like!

Linux in the home is for people who like shoving safety pins through their
nipples - perfectly acceptable as a hobby, but rather odd nonetheless.

:D

I.