Are you saying that everyone that works for Oracle is a developer? They down employee any sales, accounting, support, or administrative people?
On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 12:03 -0600, Baudouin, Andrew wrote: > Oracle is a case where everyone is working on developing database software. > > > Of course this could be done on Linux. Same thing with IBM moving away from > the hardware business completely and focusing on consulting and services. > DB2 and Lotus Notes/Domino have already been ported to Linux. > > When you are a small business focusing on CRM/Accounting/Sales software, > Linux is not ready. Many companies (sadly, I'll admit) rely on custom-built > VB6 apps. > > > Andrew Baudouin > Applications Programmer > AWC, Incorporated > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Fournet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 9:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] linux ready for the business desktop? > > and oracle already did > > On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 09:22 -0600, Ryan McCain wrote: > > Not to mention that IBM is considering moving all of the 300,000 + > > employees to Linux desktops. > > > > rn > > > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1/9/2005 10:14:02 AM >>> > > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005, John Hebert wrote: > > > > > Agreed. Linux is already on the business desktop. It > > > is simply dependent on who is judging; Ernie Ball says > > > it is ready > > > (http://www.google.com/search?q=ernie+ball+linux). > > > Microsoft will never say it is ready. > > > > > > > Novell says it's ready too. > > They are switching their entire organization over to a linux > > desktop. They are also producing a desktop targeted specifically > > for corporate use. > > > > http://www.novell.com/linux/ > > > > BB > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
