Quote Originally Posted by SurfDemon
The crucial difference here is that with linux you can still carry on using older versions of the O/S for as long as you want until the newer versions are stabilised or packages fixed. i.e. We can keep the whole corporation on the same O/S for as long as we want, and we can decide when we want to perform the upgrade (after software has been tested).
Quote Originally Posted by penagate
Why can't you do that with Windows? Just disable automatic updates across the entire network.
I was just about to say the same thing. When I was aged 11-16, the school that I was in was running Windows 95/98 machines with a Windows NT server (I believe). I was there for 4 years, and they still had the same old setup. Then when I had left, they demolished the building to make a new school building (the same school, but just a redesigned building). I remember the Computer guy (that's what we called him) saying to us that if the school wasn't demolished, he would still keep the old format. It's just that it's a new school and the headteacher wanted everything new. I bet you if I go back to that place, they will still have the same XP setup as they've had from the start, and probably will continue to do so.