On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 6:02 AM, eric pareja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi all, > > i know this is a topic that gets regurgitated every now and then, but > that's the whole point of this post. i'd like to hear what people > think about this now, how much things have changed since the last time > this came up. > > the basic question is: is linux ready for the corporate desktop? Yes. Actually, I think it's been ready for the corporate desktop ever since OOo and firefox were acceptable, since those are the primary uses of a corporate desktop anyway. But more apps sure doesn't hurt. > what things have changed that make it better received and what hasn't? > Overall, Linux is getting easier for the end-user desktop. Things like site compatibility, plug and play and so on are great for end-users. But these aren't really the things that should have bothered corporate desktops. Good sysads can pick the components of their system to make the user-friendliness and compatibility of their network setup (which shouldn't be under the control of the corporate end-users, anyway) irrelevant - by virtue of them working. So it's not that Linux itself has significantly improved that makes it more acceptable today. I think it's more of marketing. Because end users now feel more comfortable getting things to "just work", Linux can now become a "real", serious decision among higher ups. It's also helping that the pool of Linux skills is growing. All of these is making it easier for people to suggest Linux to decision makers. > > what strategies do you recommend to those thinking of adopting linux > on the desktop? > There is much gain that companes can get from adopting thin clients and setting good IT policies/guidelines. But for those to work, it needs good people - people who know how to use Linux well enough to save companies money. This is something many companies either don't yet know or realize. Perhaps a decent approach to getting Linux to work for the desktop is to make sure that you have the necessary skill to do so. It's not enough for a mid to large company to tell their windows sysads "hey there's this linux thing on the internet, I hear it can save us money, do play with it." Things like migration and setup should be seriously treated as the serious projects they are. With the right attitude and preparation, the right strategy should reveal itself. -- thing.
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