On Wednesday 01 August 2007 23:34, Dinesh Joshi wrote: > > Some times the software is to be blamed too you know? As Chetan S > rightly pointed out Ubuntu's version of OOo worked slow.
Indeed. But u cant take corner cases as a benchmark. > > It will never be. So dont try and stop cribbing (in the sense we > > know the reasons and the impossibility of decoding binary blobs > > which even M$ is clueless about). > > Umm...the real issue is getting people USE our software. That issue is partially taken care of by the customer wanting GNU/Linux. > As I've > already stated, people expect things to work. So how do they like the thing that they already have biting their ass every 2nd day. > They are least > interested in the MS vs FOSS wars or whatever issues we have with > MS. So lets all concentrate on that rather than getting into > useless debates? We arent getting into useless debates. We are defining the boundaries within which u have to work and 100% compatibility is not on the cards for now and given M$ crooked ECMA games not likely ever. > > > Learning the ropes before foisting himself on customers is kinda > > essential for any business imnsho. No shortcuts here. > > Yes, he'll be "foisting" himself. Thats why the inquiry with me, > right? Wrong. Are u taking the onus of his biz. Or is he going to make the effort to learn under your guidance. Either way no free lunch. It's going to cost someone. > There is a category of customers especially, small businesses whom > he is working with that have grown tired of the loss in > productivity due to constant virus / worm / malware infections. So, > they're looking at Linux as a viable option. That is a major +++. > > Unless your vendor is really trying to build and grow a business, > > it's just a matter of time before M$ sucks out whatever measly > > profits he makes from selling machines. > Hes not trying to make money off it or build a business to compete > with M$. Hes just trying fill a need that might be growing. Which means he has to cater to some linux customers. If he is a one man show that is fine. If not he has to have let's say 1 engineer. That one engineer will do installations and customer support. In the initial phase lets say he handles fifteen Phone calls per day and maybe 1 visit. does your vendor have fifteen customers?. Is he willing to hire a technician for a much smaller customer base, and then push his marketing to fill he gap?. He is most likely to loose his tech to competition. Does he have a plan in mind. Custome says i want abc after seeing the lates fad ad. Vendor runs to lamigton rd. buys the cheapest hardware junk n pirate cd and delivers to customer. That is a courier service not a computer vendor. No value addition no biz plan no investments. And the great miracle linux will deliver him new hope? Ya. I know it sounds vicious. But that is the case with the small vendor. the only magic pill is his skill. GNU/Linux offers the opportunity to hone that skill and deliver value without spending lots of cash. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
