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]
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> -----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
> > 
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