Everyone is right. The Government in the US and Canada are "tinkering" with Linux, but there are few if any large scale enterprise-class projects underway. Microsoft, Sun and to a lesser degree, HP, are firmly entrenched in the culture. There are a few of typical reactions/misconceptions which explain this:
1) If it doesn't cost a lot, it can't be any good. Part of the "the more they charge for it, the better it must be" syndrome; 2) Open Source is "hobbyware"; 3) If it's Open Source, there is no one company that stands behind... so who do I blame/sue if something goes wrong; and 4) I am not an expert in IT, I am an expert in Microsoft. That's how I got to be a senior IT manager, by rolling out and maintaining Microsoft products. Deploying Linux now means that I am introducing something that I know nothing about... I will no longer be an expert - plus senior management may begin to think that all my previous (Microsoft) accomplishments were, in the end, bad decisions on my part. -- Burns MacDonald CD Secure Channel Tel: (613) 781-8341, Cel: (613) 277-8955, Fax: (613) 784-8486 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Ian > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 1:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Will they recommend LINUX???? > > > Glenn Williams wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "R. Quenett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 4:06 PM > > Subject: Re: Will they recommend LINUX???? > > > > > " > > Perhaps they'll urge Americans to switch to a safer OS ;-) > > > " > Not likely during the current administration. > > > " > > > " Or any other. > > > > > > Government doesn't _do_ 'open'. It's poisonous to the culture. > > > > > > R > > > > I think that will prove to be an unwarranted assumption. NASA and a > > number of other government institutions are currently using Linux. > > Either the Space Lab or the shuttles use Linux - at the > moment I cannot > > remeber which, but possibly both. > > Is that not where the linux drivers for many of the 3com NICs > originated? D Becker worked for NASA or the JPL or something of that > nature IIRC. > > -- > Linux SxS [http://sxs.webhop.net] > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
