[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Need Distro Recommendation, Please

[Kevin Hulse]

Quoting "Rev. wRy" <slot0k at pogox.org>:

> On Fri, 2005-05-06 at 23:54, Terry wrote:
>
> > I really can't see how the financial condition of a linux company
> > could have much effect on the software they distribute.  They've
> > always had a pretty darn good product and I'll just bet they still do.
> > I haven't tried the latest version myself, but I've yet to hear
> > anything but good reports on it so far.
>
> Then you aren't deploying linux in a enterprise environment.
>
> I don't want to deploy a product from a company that may not be there.
> Especially one not based in the US.

     If it's really that critical than you can invest in the talent and
know enough about the product to maintain it yourself if need be. This
is not entirely unheard of for even closed & proprietary apps.

     It all depends on where your engineering philosphy is coming from
and how dedicated you are to the given business process.

     Unless you are planning on gutting the application sometime soon, the
nearterm health of the company in question doesn't really mean that much.
Just look at Peoplesoft.

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