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Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices Identity Management, LDAP, and Linux Integration Brad Bendily wrote: > On 9/24/07, Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote: >> Who are these people and what beliefs? I just read this and am now >> entirely confused. > >> willhill wrote: >>> People who don't mind violating user freedom in the name of spam fighting >>> have >>> more powerful weapons at their disposal. Their insistence on Microsoft as >>> the only "practical" operating system is a contradiction of their beliefs, >>> not mine. >>> > > First off, let me start by saying, Dustin, thank you for your > continued top posting. > It makes this long thread even easier to understand. ;) > > But seriously, I don't know about you Will, but I don't think the > ultimate goal of the Linux community is to eradicate Windows. I think > the goal is more, inform people that their is a free'er, better (that > we the linux community feel) choice available and to be there to help > when someone makes that choice. > > As buggy as it might be, I think Windows has a role to play in our IT > infrastructure and just because someone is running Windows doesn't > mean it's a virus laden, bot-owned machine. > > Windows has brought computers to the World and cheaper hardware > helped. Sure there are some fundamental flaws in the business > operations at Microsoft, in time maybe people (the lame windows users > of the world) will see those flaws and either force MS to change their > ways, or switch to another OS. But I don't see a complete annihilation > of Windows as an option. > > I don't see any business saying to their customers, "Don't use > Windows", not just because they would get strong armed by MS or the > government, but because they would probably want to stay in Business > and abandoning Windows users would cut profits. > > You can create a business and take any stance you want, and if you > don't want to support the 95% of users/customers of your business > cause they run Windows, more power to you, but me, i'll support anyone > I can as long as I can get the business. I doubt you would last very > long. > > Sure, fight the good fight, we understand all that, but you also have > to be practical and grounded here in the real world. In the real world > people don't care about choices, they just want the easiest way to do > what they want. > > bb > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
