On Fri, Oct 31, 2003 at 12:03:16PM -0700, Monique Y. Herman wrote: > ... > > In a company where opensource products are referred to as "freeware" and > where many of the tools I *have* to use have no Linux-based alternative, > I'm best off using MS crap. My boss would not be impressed if I told > him that something looks slightly different because I'm using a "better" > tool than the one the company has already paid for.
I've heard that one of the original justifications for the GNU software project was to enable software professionals to have something to use and hold as they moved from one employer to another, something that was not stolen. But when your employer provides tools, you really should use the provided tools. Except, perhaps, in situations where you can save a project by using something better. Or in situations where it is unlikely that you will be 'found out'. If you are 'found out', deny using GNU/Linux on the job. Say you use it to sharpen your skills. It is, as everyone in business knows, much more difficult than Windoze. And 'better' is in the eyes of the beholder. I really laughed at the comic strip in which the cartoon character was hacking Linux to provide the 'right' shade of blue for the blue screen of death. -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
