VMWare ESX 2.1 rocks

I have been using VMWare products for a while. Starting with VMWare workstation then moving up to GSX server and now to ESX server. I have to say if you are looking at purchasing VMWare GSX go and get ESX. It is so much easier to manage. Everything is in one interface rather than setting some stuff up on the OS and some in the software. I need to talk management into Virtual Center now!!

The Software Industry should be like the Pharmaceutical Industry

I think the Software industry should be run the same as the Pharmaceutical industry in that It can patent software and technologies but the patent is only good for 5 years. After that 5 years the software/technology should become public domain (preferable with the source). This would give the software developer time to sell their product but it help people who stay on older systems get fixes for software that they are using. After 5 years the technology has changed so much and most software vendors stop supporting the product at this time. This would force companies to innovate any chance they get to make a better product that will sell better and be better than the one before it.

Linux Adoption

Linux is great I use it everyday for pretty much everything. The one issue that I can see that keeps it from taking over is people don't realize how it can be used. I priced out MS WindowsXP and MS Office. To get almost what you get with standard fedora and it costs nearly $800. I don't understand why people waste their money. If these people start using Linux that they can buy or download for a fraction of the price or most times free, then the applications they like to use will show up in full force. Just look at RealPlayer and other things like that. The applications that don't move over soon will be replaced by OSS versions of what they try to sell.

Does anyone read these?

I am just curious if anyone actually reads these? Or is this just me talking into a black hole? If you come across this drop a comment.

Thanks

Dell SAN With RHAS

I think I have found something to go with on the SAN issues I am having. After talking to Jeff from Dell tech support I found some information at: http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/kb/en/document?dn=1045368&c=us&l=en&s=slg&cs=RC957164 which talks about the LUNs being masked on the Raid controller on the SAN device. Now I need to find out how to turn it off.

Next Version of FlightGear

I have been watching the FlightGear Mailling list lately and alot of new stuff has been tested and put into FlightGear. I am really excited. I am tossing around the idea in my head to create a website called "Fedora Games" This would be an addon for the standard Fedora Core. It would contain a large amount of games prebuilt and ready to install from the CD.

Dell's Linux Support

I have gotten an official response to my request for help connecting a Dell 1750 with RedHat AS 3.0 (with support for the next three years) to a Dell 660 SAN. In which I was given this response:

Thank you for contacting Dell E-support Services. Currently we only support the Precision Workstation and PowerEdge Server systems. For questions pertaining to your San please contact Storage Support at 800-822-8965. They will be happy to assist you on your issue and are available to take your call 24 hours a day.

Now I am going to look at RedHat's support to see if they can help me.

Ryan in on the Pole in NH.

Ryan Newman got the pole for this weekend. Hopefully he can turn this into a win. He needs to get some more points and move up in the top 10. Go Mopar!

UPDATE:
Ryan ended up in 3rd place. I was really hoping for the win but he is only a handful of points out of 9nth.