On Fri, Jul 20, 2007 13:29:07 PM +0300, Lars Noodén
([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> jonathon wrote:
> > If the only solution you will accept is a monolithic
> > solution...
>
> There's the psychology of it. Many C*Os think of technology as a
> monolith and, if not, are attracted to the thought anyway.
Part of the reason why this happens, when it happens, is that most
people still simply think of (actually understanding) any technology
as a royal pain in the neck, something totally boring that should make
you waste as little time as possible.
This should not be undervalued. Forgetting this fact of life is an all
too common mistakes of several FOSS advocates, who fail to reach
people because they seem always to give for granted that everybody
_loves_ software hacking and flexibility.
> If an organization uses MS, one can be sure that infighting dominate
> the work culture, even if diplomatically done. If an organization
> uses anything else, but especially FLOSS, then one can be sure that
> the priority is about getting the job done.
This may be true in organizations whose whole daily life is centered
on software (say, an ISP). I'm afraid that in any big corporation
where almost all computers are simply used as typewriters and
calculators it is the opposite.
In such places, "getting the job done" almost always means "let's not
waste time playing with all the possible software alternatives, since
we've kinda learned this one and we've real stuff to do". In such
places, choosing and tweaking sw looks like stopping business for a
week to evaluate all the brands of pen on the market to find out which
ones is the most robust.
I'm not saying I like this situation, just that this is still the
reality in many cases and is important to not forget it.
Ciao,
Marco
--
The Family Guide to Digital Freedom is here!
http://digifreedom.net/node/84
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
