you are right, refalm, but windowsME for administration? windowsME for a cdplayer/doorstop is more like it...
also re: PETA, they probably do not want to use sth they do not know. while i have no sympathy for this ignorant attitude, i totally sympathise with their low budget charity status, and them thinking they would be taking an unnecessary risk by migrating. For administration though, it could only benefit a charity to move to linux in the longer term.
re server space, maybe they do not own the server and have no choice (or active concern) about what OS it runs?