Leland Jackson wrote: > Rick Schummer wrote: > >> Ed, >> >> Once again you play both sides of a smackdown. You call out Al for his >> alleged Linux bigotry (or as >> I see it, maybe his preference for Windows) and then you play on my >> preference for Vista in a Vista >> like vs. dislike discussion. Shame on you, but I am accustom to your "fun", >> just like you answer >> serious VFP questions with useless "how it is done with Dabo answers". >> >> If you want a list of things people don't like about Linux, just ask. I have >> two primary ones as you >> well know: >> >> 1) Does not natively run the most basic apps I use every single day. (and >> no, I am not letting my >> life be run in a virtual machine where life is sloooow). This is known as a >> solid, unemotional >> business decision. >> >> >> > > Things are gradually moving towards OS(s) that are based on 64 bit > hardware and software, and one of the programs you use the most, (eg > VFP), will not run natively in a 64 bit environment in either windows XP > or Vista. So far as most other apps like Office, Excel, MSSQL, etc, > Linux has a very workable, and often free, counterpart. > > >> 2) Incompatibility possibilities based on too many different distros running >> potential vertical >> market applications. This is a technical problem that I need to solve. Not >> impossible, just >> overwhelming when I have so much work to do these days. And yes, almost the >> same as the different >> flavors of Windows, but I for the most part have that problem under control. >> No need to go on about >> >> > > You could encourage your clients to standardize on one or two of the > major favours of Linux. > > >> choice is good/bad, just a fact of life. >> >> And before you call my preferences anti-Linux or bigotry, forget about it. I >> am neither, I just >> prefer to keep making money on a solid platform that is firmly entrenched in >> my customers' >> businesses. I have Linux in my life, I just choose a working business model >> that is proven for my >> business. >> >> > > It is true that Windows pretty well owns the desktop, but because of > windows prominence on the desktop, there is much more support > /competition in the Windows arena. Because Linux is less prevent on the > desktop, there is less support/competition in the Linux area which > spells, Opportunity for those that want to develop this niche, but as > you move up the IT and ISP chain, you will find Linux/Unix is, > relatively speckling, used much more than it is at the desktop level. > >
Whoops, I let my spell checker take too much liberty in its corrections -- LOL #-------------- It is true that Windows pretty well owns the desktop, but because of windows prominence on the desktop, there is much more support /competition in the Windows arena. Because Linux is less prevalent on the desktop, there is less support/competition in the Linux area, which spells "Opportunity" for those that want to develop this niche, but as you move up the chain to IT shops, fortune 500 companies, and ISPs, you will find Linux/Unix is, relatively speaking, used much more than it is at the desktop level. #----------------- Regards, LelandJ > Regards, > > LelandJ > >> Thanks for the humor this morning. >> >> Rick >> White Light Computing, Inc. >> >> www.whitelightcomputing.com >> www.swfox.net >> www.rickschummer.com >> >> >> >> >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
