unfortunately, in today's "economy", all we CAN focus on is the money. it really saddens me that these reports are all about how much some company saved because they use linux. nobody really cares about the GPL or the philosophy behind it. does anybody really think that intel and amazon were looking at anything other than their pocketbooks when deciding on linux? one thing that really appeals to me about linux is the GPL (the whole concept of sharing information and welcome contribution is incredible to me. the social ramifications are staggering.). while i like the aspect of little or no cost, it's not like i actually ever paid for a microsoft product in my life anyway <franticly cooks down the incriminating evidence>... big companies, on the other hand, have to worry about "per seat liscences" and other such nonsense. $$$ is ALL they care about. thus, linux is a viable alternative because it's free (as in "free beer") compared to micro$quish. and while people may mail me back with some links about how such-and-such company or the other is "embracing" the GPL, in my mind it all boils down to $$$. greed is a powerful factor when dealing with today's (and yesterday's) business' of course, it's not like i wasn't at least _slightly_ motivated by the "free" aspect of linux... but i'll still continue paying for quality software. hell, i may even buy the boxed red-hat 7.2. or buy my sister a boxed mandrake distro for christmas. -----Original Message----- From: Matthew Winther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 9:51 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [EUG-LUG:3557] Robbing from the rich......
Just a thought, If Intel, is saving 225 million and Amazon is saving like 25 million by switching to Linux, then thats 250 million dollars thats NOT going to Microsoft, Interesting, don't you think? Matthew Winther [EMAIL PROTECTED]
