It appears there there are a lot of blind statements being made by those who quite obviously have little or no knowledge of open source software, want to know nothing of it or simply are afraid of it.
This comment from the previously linked article is shocking in its ignorance: *** START *** This is crazy. I have nothing against open source but the concept drives me mad. Open Source is an ever-changing world, where backward compatibility is never guaranteed. We developers need a guaranteed operating system to develop on. We do not want volatile software or abandonware. I can already imagine courses spring out of nowhere to teach the Linux OS. People already have problems in using the current Windows OS which is the most taught at the moment. Imagine using the Linux OS, where even to install a pnp device you have to do some command line work. For me it is still not a complete OS. Mac OS is even much better for crying out loud. Having said that, the problem I foresee for Maltese government is that it has not even embraced the digital age to the full, how can they change to an OS that is still quite difficult to use? *** END *** The MLUG should consider doing more to correct the public misconceptions about Linux(1) and its ease of use and perhaps even submit articles to the press showing local non-techie users using the OS. Let's not forget that Linux is great as a desktop system, but also for server operations for businesses, and as much as the skills may cost more, the long term savings are far more profitable. (1)Not detracting from the other offerings in the open source world, but I doubt we're going to see too many non-techs on NetBSD! ;) Regs. Iain. Jean Azzopardi wrote: > Is this relevant? > http://timesofmalta.com/technology/view/20080626/news/open-source-software _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list
