On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 05:58:04AM -0800, Todd Walton wrote: > On 1/3/06, Tom O'Toole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > about what software will be used are usually made by non-technical > > people for a variety of non-technical reasons, some of which may > > unjustified, and some of which are open to manipulation by 'market > > forces'. A technical review is often not done. > > I think it's fair to include non-technical reasons. The technical > reasons have to be considered within the context of all reasons, > technical and non-. > > -todd >
Some reasons sound good but don't stand up to examination. "We're a M$ shop." The implication is that change would be too expensive and/or beyond the capabilities of the staff. It's pretty easy to shoot down. Compare the projected 3-yr cost of remaining a M$ shop with the projected cost of a one time change. Poll your staff (these days, a significant number in any IT department are running Linux or OS X at home). Haven't we done this subject to death before? -- Lan Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Guy, SCM Specialist 858-354-0616 -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
