[NTLUG:Discuss] Open Source

[Fred]

On Sat, 
02 
Feb 
2008 Bob 
Netherton 
<Bob.Netherton at Sun.COM> wrote:
>
> On 
Fri, 
2008-02-01 
at 
10:30 
-0600, 
Greg 
Edwards 
wrote:

>> 
Why 
do 
we 
fight 
so 
hard 
for 
Linux?  
Why 
are 
we 
so 
passionate 
about
>> 
Linux?  
Is 
it 
because 
it's 
free?  
Is 
it 
because 
it 
isn't 
being 
sold 
by
>> 
Microsoft?  
I 
think 
it's 
because 
we're 
engineers 
and 
Linux 
is 
plainly 
a
>> 
better 
solution 
than 
the 
other 
options. 
>
> Hmmm, 
I'll 
go 
with 
your 
first 
points 
- 
free 
and 
anti-Microsoft.  
 
There
> are 
other 
alternatives 
to 
Linux 
that 
are 
Open 
Source, 
so 
there 
has 
to 
be
> something 
else 
that 
is 
fueling 
the 
passion.
>

Depends on who you ask. "Free" appeals to everyone, especially the
suits. Rhymes with productivity. "Better" is subjective and may not
mean the same to engineers and end users. Licensing and support,
as well as productivity, can make or break acceptance by management
of any platform. Their personal involvement by way of having a non-M$
desktop that works for them will go a long way toward corporate
acceptance, especially if all those other factors are positive (in their minds).

Fred

 




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