So how does this Guim guy's reasoning work? You can setup an MS solution in fewer manhours and is thus better? With MS, you may get out of the box solutions that work (initially) but whatever you save in manhour cost is probably lost in license fees. Sure, you may spend a bit more in setting up and tweaking a linux solution but you save on licenses. In the end, total cost of ownership is lower and more predictable.
One thing I appreciate having shifted from MS to Linux (in the desktop environment) is that all aspects of my system are open for me to look into, learn about and possibly tweak. An added plus for me is that shifting to linux came with a very eager and open community (read: PLUG & PH-LINUX-NEWBIE). :) In the end, IT solutions are as varied as the client's needs. I doubt if anyone can say that there are one or two ways around every problem. Miguel On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 14:37:14 +0800 "Gino LV.Ledesma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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] > _ 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]
