[NTLUG:Discuss] Open Source

Robert Citek robert.citek at gmail.com
Fri Feb 1 16:08:43 CST 2008


On Feb 1, 2008 3:15 PM, Greg Edwards <gedwards at netbsa.org> wrote:
> If the boss hears 10 people talking about OpenOffice being
> able to do everything that MS Office can do for $300 less and doesn't
> crash on top of it, they'll notice.  If only 1 person mentions it just
> once, nobody notices.

Yes, but now you are talking about changing the Open Source culture.
Geeks explain something at most once.  The only time one would mention
a topic a second time is to tell them to RTFM[1] or STFW.  Repeating
something over and over again is for marketting types.  Or so appears
the majority belief.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM

Regards,
- Robert



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