26 Cooperating with Windows
It’s a fact of life that Windows is not going away. We can’t ignore it. We must peacefully coexist with it. One way to look at the situation is that UNIX has brought TCP/IP and the Internet to the table, while Windows has brought millions of users. The challenge for system administrators is to host the resulting Satanic banquet.
Fortunately, modern tools can significantly reduce the chance of PC-to-UNIX transplant rejection. It really is the case that both platforms have their strengths and that they can be made to work together. Windows is a popular and featureful desktop platform, capable of bridging the gap between ...
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