Linux and its merits could have been witnessed in the every nook and corner of the web. You could see whole heap of positive reviews about many distributions of the Linux operating system. Yes, they are true to a certain extent. But it does not mean that you got to accept all those exaggerated hype about the lynx’s flexibility to fit into any kind of applications.
In reality the case is a bit different. Each and every operating system has its own merits as well as the demerits. Either it be the UNIX or the Microsoft windows or else the Linux itself, remember one basic fact that you cannot expected guaranteed perfection absolutely.
Testing
In spite of testing and quality assurance formalities that are executed by the quality control departments, there might be loop holes. Just before release, they test the application for a wide range of permutations and combinations. Still, you cannot assure that it could fit in any environment. Moreover, just as the simple old adage goes, jack of all trade is master of none.
Similar ideology holds well in the case of Linux as well. Consider the very basic fact of the Linux propaganda that it is being offered as a free ware. This is the prime most attraction for Linux amidst whole heap of youth community to try out their fortune out of it. Sometimes it does clicks based on the honest efforts of the individuals.
Maintenance
In fact Linux is not at all a freeware for those applications employing the usage of the mainframe computers. Additionally, consider looking into the Linux versions that could fit into certain mainframe computers applications. You will be surprised and shocked to notice this very strange aspect.
The costs associated with the purchase of this kind of Linux operating systems are way costlier than the costs associated with many other types of commercial operating systems that could fit in for the very purpose.
The sesu version of Linux that could fit into certain enterprise solutions very well has exorbitant costs of more than ten thousand us dollars for an installation. These are phenomenally higher costs. Apart from that there are certain free ware distributions of the Linux which would cost you otherwise higher amounts of money than what you pay for the commercial operating systems. This is in the form of maintenance.
More limitations
You will have to pay for maintenance and trouble shooting costs every now and then. In case of the SE SU version of the Linux for the mainframe applications, the maintenance costs are separate from that of the installation costs. You can understand the total costs equivalent that would just be a literal rip off.
Apart from the cost aspects, a majority of the users of the Linux, even after several years of their using the operating system, still complain about the lack of depth in their usage.
Moreover it is evident that they found it to figure out things easily as they do in the case of the commercial operating systems.
