Shawn L Johnston wrote: > Rick Sivernell wrote: >> I can do better than that. In class yesterday, I asked the prof >> what program would you use if you do not have winders. Her answer >> was, "your out of luck, there is no other os than winders. 98% of >> the world uses it and it is the os of choice. It is hat the >> bussiness world uses." I asked her what aboutLinux and the fact that >> 27% of servers are Linux and opensource software is starting to take >> it place. She said never."
It may be true, but I have a hard time believing 98% of the US, and I'm pretty certain 98% of the world isn't right. Not when the French and German governments have gone open source. > Your prof is right though, at least for today and when you look at > overall computer usage (perhaps not for whatever specific application > your using for your class though). > > Most businesses run Windows. Most software that businesses use runs > only on Windows or occasionally the more expensive Unix workstations. > I'll grant that there are many small tech based companies (like where > I work ;) that run heavily or exclusively on Linux but they are a > small percentage of the overall market. I beg to differ. The latest issue of AIArchitect (American Institute of Architects magazine) has recommended that anyone performing extensive calculations (read: CAD-CAM software - what architects use computers for) switch to Linux. Businesses are learning! The URL for the online mag is: http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/default.asp Be warned, however, that to read the article you have to be a member. In Harmony's Way, and In A Chord, Tom :-}) Thomas A. Condon Barbershop Bass Singer Registered Linux User #154358 A Jester Unemployed _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
