Got this from the Digital Filipino mailing list. Thought it might need qualification. I was hoping there were some good citations, though.
-------------------------------------- Gino LV. Ledesma Ateneo Cervini-Eliazo Networks (ACENT) email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] web : http://cersa.admu.edu.ph/ phone : (63)(2) 426-6001 ext. 5925/5904 Begin forwarded message: > From: Jess Guim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue Dec 11, 2001 10:57:09 AM Asia/Manila > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [digitalfilipino] Linux > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Learning Linux and fixing some of its bugs is time > consuming. If you put price on per hour basis your > time in learning and fixing bugs, you will later find > out that Microsoft is better. > > If you are an aspiring consultant, you will never make > it big learning Linux. If you really hate Microsoft, > learn Novell instead. > > Jess Guim, MCSE > Network Administrator > Summit Security Services > New York City > > > --- Lito Reyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dear Fellow Listers, >> >> You may be right to consider the present >> cost-effectiveness of using Linux >> vs. Microsoft. Bill Gates must be twitching on his >> bed right now as we talk >> about this. But then Linux can even be much better >> that MS depending on how >> and where will you use it. In Australia, for >> example, Linux is fast >> hearding a great following lately. A locally >> assembled PC with Linux OS? >> My friends tried it sometime and it's great, except >> that you better have a >> really good knowledge in its tech'l set-up >> configuration as this was the >> hurdle my friends faced. But it's all worth it in >> the end. >> >> Lito >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "daniel r ang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 12:58 AM >> Subject: Re: Re: [digitalfilipino] Re: PCs and web >> access >> >> >>> December 11, 2001 >>> >>> Dear Ireneo: >>> >>> I don't know if the group can support you on your >>> proposal. But, I am very >>> much interested in the Linux as I find MicroSoft >>> becoming very expensive. >>> >>> I come from a federation of credit cooperatives, >>> many of whom are still >>> not using computer because of the cost. You can >>> contact me at 523-6373 or >>> text me at (0919) 424-2561 so we could meet and >>> discuss further possible tie >>> up. >>> >>> Thanks and good luck. >>> >>> DANIEL R. ANG _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
