Might also want include 1 or more non intel archetectures (i.e. Mac or sparc ) with linux on them and demonstrate interoperability in a non-heterogenous network. Jim K ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry a price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 9:45 PM Subject: [EUG-LUG:3271] Re: Eugene in the news
> It's a matter of building a critical mass of awareness in the target > population (NT admins). One thing that might work is putting together a > "dog and pony show" that would explain the difference between linux and > various proprietary operating systems. Especially the part about open > standards cutting down on vendor lockin, the rapidity of improvement in > computing infrastructure, and the manner in which free software lends > itself to customization, so that applications can be tailored to fit > rather than being part of a big glob of software that's expensive to > maintain and difficult to secure. > > subtle points that should be made are: > Job Security - a localised custom application with an open base requires > local experts. > Better Usage of Staff Time - with free software, more time can be spent > on using IT resources to meet the goals of the business instead of tending > to the information services foundation. > Less Pressure to Upgrade - free software is more efficient with system > resources and thus upgrades can be done at the pace of increase of the > needs of the business rather than the needs of the software. > Piecemeal Adoption - free software systems can be integrated into the > existing network and coexist with proprietary solutions. > > what do you think. > > <html><head><title>html sig</title></head><body><div style="font:sans-serif; > font-size:72pt;line-height:84pt;color:blue1;"><ul><li>sexy is good</li><li> > linux is good</li><li>qed: linux is sexy</li></ul><hr><hr><hr><hr><hr><hr> > <a href="http://www.efn.org/~laprice";>laprice at efn dot org</a></body></html> > On Sun, 14 Oct 2001, Rob Hudson wrote: > > > > On 20011014.0054, Bob Miller said ... > > > > > > TimH wrote: > > > > > > > I imagine that the right stratagy could turn Eugene, already known for lots > > > > of alternative views and ideas, into an 'Open Source' town... It's small > > > > enough and there are enough of us to make a difference... > > > > > > I am sometimes concerned about the opposite happening -- that only > > > hippies and weirdos will use open source/free software. I thought > > > Linux was going to go mainstream, but now I'm not so sure... > > > > > > I want Linux to go mainstream. I want Windows to be the fringe OS. > > > > Is there some sort of FAQ oriented towards the NT administrator. If > > there is, I can post a link on the website. If there isn't, we could > > start one (maybe wiki it). Something that answers the questions about > > how Linux _can_ replace most of NT/2000 functionality in a corporate > > environment. > > > > > > -- > > Rob <rob_at_euglug_dot_net> > > my @euglugCode = qw(v+++ e--- eug+ bsd+++ gnu+ S+++); > > > > Random Quote: > > ------------ > > It took the computational power of three Commodore 64s to fly to the > > moon. It takes a 486 to run Windows 95. Something is wrong here. > > > >
