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The case for migration

Chapter 2.

In this chapter we discuss the rationale behind and the justification for the client 

migration.

We will not go into detailed TCO or ROI issues in this chapter. This chapter will 

also not try to  sell  a migration. In this chapter we do want to discuss why you 

may want to migrate clients to Linux.

Since this book describes a migration to Linux clients from Windows clients, a 

comparison with the Windows platform is unavoidable. However, we primarily 

want to introduce the reasons for migrating on their own merits. A comparison 

with the Windows platform has been presented in various articles, papers, and 

reports many times, from various sources that are available on the Internet; and 

most of those sources contradict each other anyway. 

The sections in this chapter are:

2.1,  Why migrate  on page 12

Reasons for considering a migration.

2.2,  When to migrate   Or not to migrate  on page 20

Deciding factors on actually performing a migration.

2.3,  Migration goals  on page 21

What are the deliverables we want from the migration?

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