On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 20:27:08 -0700 Tom Marinis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Register have Red Hat and Suse are gunning for > this account. > > Although I am now almost a complete Slackware > convert, I am familar with both distro's. I hope > for the best, for either winner, > agreed. > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/32837.html > > Well, now, we just need the rest of the other > fortune 500's to admit their using it. See below. > > http://www.business.scotsman.com/technology.cfm?id=1014442003 > > > Sun 14 Sep 2003 > > > > > > Microsoft blow as Ford signs up for Linux > > > > TONY GLOVER > > > > Until now, defectors to Linux have largely been national > > governments such as China and local authorities in countries > > like Germany concerned that Microsoft�s Windows operating > > systems represented a security risk by not allowing them to > > inspect the source code, the systems� software foundations, > > for weaknesses. > > It's not just national governments. There are a growing number of businesses (Burlington Coat Factory comes to mind, and the company in California who got stuck with a ridiculous fine for"supposed" licensing violations and promptly began work to eliminate M$ software) who have gone for linux in a big way. Local school districts that are hard up for funds are also quite susceptible to linux. Our local linux user's group has a project underway to refurbish older systems for the schools. > > > > Business software applications can now run as easily on Linux > > as on Microsoft�s Windows operating systems. > That's true to about the 90% level. Some applications (VB comes to mind) are more difficult to eradicate. Others, like Photoshop or scanner software are a lot more user friendly than their linux counterparts. There are a few things I can't do with OpenOffice that I can do with M$ Office. And, of course, there's always the Joe/Jane clueless user phenomenon: except for the frequent reboots, M$ stuff is a lot easier to use (and a lot easier to get corrupted by virii) than linux. Progress is being made. People may scorn Lindows, but such an easy to (ab)use release wan't even thinkable a few years ago. With the current trends, it is likely that M$ will be pretty much a US phenomenon in a few years, and there will be continual erosion here as well. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
