On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Orlando Andico wrote: > Gosh. > Why are the people here on PLUG so obsessed with low-end DIY solutions > anyway.
Because from down here a lot of people look forward to the time they can afford having to purchase 'high-end-tried-and-proven-it-works-so-well' solutions, when they don't realise that affordable hardware can be used to build systems with the same kind of reliability as the ones used by the 'big-and-moneyed'. > do you suppose? is it because they're stupid? that they live in fear of > not using brand-name solutions? certainly not, but because You would be surprised at just how many top-level decisions are based on exactly what you said. Believe it or not a lot of TPTB in major corporations choose to go the Microsoft way simply because nobody ever got fired for choosing Microsoft. > EVERY SOLUTION HAS ITS PLACE. No. There are solutions based on sound technical knowledge, and there are those that are not. There are solutions based on past-previous-working- tried-and-proven, versus the new-and-cheaper-but-just-as-reliable. > Can't we just agree on that? this thread has gone on long enough, and Nope. Sorry. > everyone seems to think they're the smartest and everyone else is > brainless. It's a typical Linux geek attitude actually, and one I find > somewhat shortsighted. If you ever got that impression from my posts, then i apologise. Mine was just to point out what i believe is technical solutions that are both technically and economically sound. I don't desire to change your mind, nor others with differing opinions as mine, but i hope to at least put my message across so that people on the list can have a better understanding of the issues involved. _ 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]
