Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Britton wrote: > Linux really isn't right for > gutless corporate weasles with little knowledge about what they > are doing and impatient closed-minded bosses. Not only Linux fits that model, of course. Ah, once again I am glad I chose for early retirement. I just need to be reminded occasionally. Bob --- Bob Nielsen Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tucson, AZ AMPRnet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.primenet.com/~nielsen/ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
There may be some small validity to it. In LJ, even that guy who put all the alpha cpus together over 100 mbps ethernet, debugging the code for the alphas along the way, in order to render the water for the movie 'Titanic', said 'The satisfaction in this success actually made up for the stress incurred in risking one's job and career'. In the EE department of our school there is a new professsor who has made big waves (and some devoted friends) by stripping out a bunch of Win95 systems from the labs he is responsible for and replacing them with Linux systems. People whined incessantly while we got accounts set up, printing and netscape working, etc. At first all they did on the systems was login quake password quake, but I notice that in recent days xpilot has come to predominate (following the traditional substance over style evolutionary pattern which almost always favors Linux). Still, the amount of heat he took for the operation was considerable, and it probably had a negative impact overall on his student reviews (with high standard deviation of course, as there are a number of people who approve completely). All in all then, I have to agree that the article has a point, though the tone with which they expressed it was disgusting. Linux really isn't right for gutless corporate weasles with little knowledge about what they are doing and impatient closed-minded bosses. On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Ralph Winslow wrote: > George Bonser wrote: > > > > Agreed, cancel all subscriptions to ZD magazines. Badmouthing Linux > > could be a career limiting move for an editor. > > And as Bugs Bunny would say - "What a maroon!". > > > > > On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Ian Keith Setford wrote: > > > > > > > > Yo- > > > > > > I received this and couldn't believe this! What an irresponsible piece of > > > pro-Microsoft propaganda. Ziff-Davis has sunk to a new low. > > > > > > -Ian > > > > > > btw, pardon my french > > > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:15:02 -0500 (EST) > > > From: Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: Team AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Fired for Linux? / Win98 Now / Hot Products > > > > > > __Berst Alert > > > COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX? > > > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.html > > > > > > Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system > > > as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has > > > technical merits, but can it pass the all-important > > > "cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing > > > Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many > > > large corporations. For your own sake, keep this > > > in mind when reading the glowing articles about its > > > growing popularity. Links, stats and other career-protecting > > > information await you at the site. > > > > > > ~~~ > > > > > > > > > -- > > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > > > > > > > > George Bonser > > If NT is the answer, you didn't understand the question. (NOTE: Stolen sig) > > http://www.debian.org > > Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system. > > > > -- > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- > - > Ralph Winslow [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mary bought a pair of skates > upon the ice to frisk > now wasn't that a crazy way > her sweet young *? > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
On 17-Feb-1998, David Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just to raise a chuckle and let you see how much ignorance is out there, > this was posted by someone calling themselves, I believe, a unix sys > admin, in the "dos" Onenet conference (FirstClass conf system) last September > > : Linux is the kiddie version of UNIX. It is a small subset of real UNIX > : (AIX, HPUX,UTX,SOLARIS). It actually runs under DOS. It doesn't > : support multi threaded processes, is a 16 bit OS and can be hung quite > : easily. Unless you're a teen ager with dreams of being a real > : programmer some day I would avoid it. > The funniest bit is that this is a nearly perfect description of Windows 3.1. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Keith Beattie wrote: > Yea, I see what you mean but I'm a little concerned that Linux, and to > a larger extent free software, will be damaged by people taking a > "religious" attitude towards their software and not tolerating any > criticism. I'm not accusing you (or anyone) of that, but I think that > there might be presumption that us "enthusiasts" have that tendency and > hence will not be taken seriously. Just to raise a chuckle and let you see how much ignorance is out there, this was posted by someone calling themselves, I believe, a unix sys admin, in the "dos" Onenet conference (FirstClass conf system) last September : Linux is the kiddie version of UNIX. It is a small subset of real UNIX : (AIX, HPUX,UTX,SOLARIS). It actually runs under DOS. It doesn't : support multi threaded processes, is a 16 bit OS and can be hung quite : easily. Unless you're a teen ager with dreams of being a real : programmer some day I would avoid it. Cheers, -- David Wright, Open University, Earth Science Department, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA U.K. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: +44 1908 653 739 fax: +44 1908 655 151 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Wojciech Zabolotny wrote: > Hi all! > > I've just send a comment to Jesse Berst, the author of the whole mess, so > I think, that it makes sens to send a Cc to debian-users. > === [snip] Hi, It seems like he is not adding any more reactions to the forum. Too bad. I also sent some words, but I haven't seen them appear anywhere on the site. Here's my "artwork": One job that I had in the past where running Linux was a problem was a place where motivation was generally not very high. I'm not really sad about not working there anymore. On the other hand, the place I work at now, there are a lot of people who use Linux or FreeBSD. These people are all very knowledgable and motivated because they like what they do and like to do what they are good at. Anybody risking to get fired because of Linux I can only say to: "go for it!" Things will only get much better. Now about some factual errors in the original article: - Linux is not only used as a webserver, it also beats NT as a fileserver. That is in "Microsoft networking." But you don't see that advertised on the web very often. You can run an entire LAN of Windows95 clients served by a Linux server posing as a NT server for file- and printserving and authentication. (Of course, the windows95 clients would need a Pentium while the Linux server would do fine on a 486 or even 386.) The Linux solution is faster, more stable and you don't need to pay for per user licences. Get this service from a Linux VAR/Consultant and your total cost of ownership will stay way below a native NT based solution (NT needs much more maintenance after being set up.) - Linux has many fine applications that you can get support for. Linux users can get StarOffice 4.0 for free if for personal use. But it can also be bought as a commercial product. Why assume that Star Division won't give support in that case? BTW it's a real nice competitor for Microsoft Office. Joost Oh, about your optional survey: my "586/pentium" is in fact also a "unix workstation". But I couldn't get the form to understand that. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
Hi all! I've just send a comment to Jesse Berst, the author of the whole mess, so I think, that it makes sens to send a Cc to debian-users. === "I've chosen Linux and I'm not afraid about my, and its future" I'm working on Warsaw University of Technology, and I'm dealing with digital processing of biomedical signals. I have written some programs for on-line acquisition and processing of such signals, which are used in labs and hospitals. For my work I have used DOS, and later MS Windows, until I finally moved to Linux. The reasons were: 1) Reliability - It appeared that Linux is much more stable then MS Windows. 2) Possibility of obtaining almost ANY information about "how does it work" - just from the source code or it's author. It is very important, when something doesn't work an I don't why. 3) Support You heve written "there's no single company behind Linux. No single source of support." I agree with this sentence. And that's why I have chosen Linux. There are many source of support and it's much better. The company may always stop supporting of any of its products (there were such cases...). And then I stay without the source code, and without any chance to improve or fix it. The Linux source code is widely available, so it will be improved as long, as there are people interested in it. I tried to use the so called "support" of some commercial software companies (I wouldn't like to mention their names), as a registred user of their products. Sometimes I was sending them an exact bug report, and didn't received even a simple "Thank you". No chance for any "workaround suggestion". It seemed to me that it's me who is supporting the software manufacturer as a "beta tester". Whenever I experience any problems with Linux, it is enough to send the posting to the mailing list or news group to obtain help from some "sources of support". And as a "final instance" I have the source code... 4) Of course the costs. Linux is free, so I can legally prepare the computer system considering only costs of the hardware. The only problem I can see is that "some" companies, beeing afraid of Linux, are trying to force hardware vendors to hide architecture specification, limiting possibilities of writing device drivers for free operating systems. Of course I mean the infamous "I2O SIG" initiative... With best regards Wojtek Zabolotny [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:15:02 -0500 (EST) > > > From: Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: Team AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Fired for Linux? / Win98 Now / Hot Products > > > > > > __Berst Alert > > > COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX? > > > > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.htm > l > > > > > > Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system > > > as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has > > > technical merits, but can it pass the all-important > > > "cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing > > > Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many > > > large corporations. For your own sake, keep this > > > in mind when reading the glowing articles about its > > > growing popularity. Links, stats and other career-protecting > > > information await you at the site. > > > > > > ~~~ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
George Bonser wrote: > > > You are, of course correct, but we should give them some idea of how > many of their subscribers they have offended ;) Yea, I see what you mean but I'm a little concerned that Linux, and to a larger extent free software, will be damaged by people taking a "religious" attitude towards their software and not tolerating any criticism. I'm not accusing you (or anyone) of that, but I think that there might be presumption that us "enthusiasts" have that tendency and hence will not be taken seriously. In fairness, I think that the essence of the point he raises is quite valid: How can a business take seriously software that is not supported by a commercial entity? Given the speed at which people (managers, business, etc.) tend to point fingers when a problem arises rather than depend on their own ability to solve it, this is a legitimate concern. Of course, we all know that these concerns are being addressed (with perhaps superior solutions), so his suggestion that Linux would be a poor choice in such a situation is unfounded. Hopefully he and his editor are figuring that out by now based on all the very credible "talkbacks" submitted. (Perhaps they're just counting the hits their web site is receiving because of it. :) Overall, I think the software industry could be on the verge of some *very* big changes if freely available software successfully makes it out of it's "adolescence". Keith -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
hi i suggest you go to his 'talk back' button on the web page and let him know your thoughts. the list of postings was already about a mile long and very negative... that's what i did dave -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- -=+=- Dave Mallery, K5EN po box 520; ramah nm 87321 running Debian GNU/Linux."Free at last" -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
http://www.80s.com/cgi-bin/valley.cgi?url=http://www.zdnet.com/ anchordesk/story/story_1774.html> -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
I'm a newbie with LINUX, but I will blow my horn about something related for today. I know my propaganda (flames off-list from former political opponents, please). Notice how the ZD editor said "backside" in the line, "but can it pass the all-important 'cover your backside' test?" The concern with one's "backside" could say something about the competition (incompetence=treachery?), could it not? I suggest you use this in your most tactful (and tactical) written rebuttals to other magazines. ...tell you what. I'll write one, myself. Art Lemasters, who is writing in MicroGrep as he loads a larger Debian LINUX partition. On 16 Feb 98 at 13:03, debian-user@lists.debian.org wrote: > You are, of course correct, but we should give them some idea of how > many of their subscribers they have offended ;) > > > On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Keith Beattie wrote: > > > George Bonser wrote: > > > > > > Agreed, cancel all subscriptions to ZD magazines. Badmouthing Linux > > > could be a career limiting move for an editor. > > > > > > > Well, if Linux is ever going to establish itself as more than a > > "hobbie OS", it (the Linux community and the free software community > > in general) needs to be able to gracefully withstand a lot more heat > > than that article dishes out. > > > > Keith > > > > > > George Bonser > If NT is the answer, you didn't understand the question. (NOTE: Stolen sig) > http://www.debian.org > Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system. > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
Career limiting move ? I think not... The company I work for chose Linux because : 1. It works 2. Its reliable 3. It does not require HUGE amounts of resources to function. 4. MOST IMPORTANTLY !!! You can get support from people who use it, and know what they are talking about !!! Ian -- > From: George Bonser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Ian Keith Setford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux? > Date: Tuesday, 17 February 1998 5:09 > > > Agreed, cancel all subscriptions to ZD magazines. Badmouthing Linux > could be a career limiting move for an editor. > > > On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Ian Keith Setford wrote: > > > > > Yo- > > > > I received this and couldn't believe this! What an irresponsible piece of > > pro-Microsoft propaganda. Ziff-Davis has sunk to a new low. > > > > -Ian > > > > btw, pardon my french > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:15:02 -0500 (EST) > > From: Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Team AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Fired for Linux? / Win98 Now / Hot Products > > > > __Berst Alert > > COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX? > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.htm l > > > > Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system > > as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has > > technical merits, but can it pass the all-important > > "cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing > > Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many > > large corporations. For your own sake, keep this > > in mind when reading the glowing articles about its > > growing popularity. Links, stats and other career-protecting > > information await you at the site. > > > > ~~~ > > > > > > -- > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > > > George Bonser > If NT is the answer, you didn't understand the question. (NOTE: Stolen sig) > http://www.debian.org > Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system. > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re[2]: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
Keith Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, if Linux is ever going to establish itself as more than a > "hobbie OS", it (the Linux community and the free software community > in general) needs to be able to gracefully withstand a lot more heat > than that article dishes out. In particular the myth that a "single source of support" is a _good_ thing needs to be dispelled. More often than not this means being shackled to one vendor, and possibly left out in the cold completely if and when that vendor goes under. Also, "heat" is one thing, but disinformation is another. The author of this article proved himself woefully ignorant on several scores: he only mentioned the RedHat and Caldera distributions, and implied that one had to spend $50 to get "good" Linux. He also seems completely unaware that tech support for Linux can be purchased, if a company feels the need for that sort of thing. Finally I would submit that it has long since been the case that Linux is *not* a "hobbie OS," used only geeks and X-Files fans. There is a _tremendous_ amount of commercial c/c++ development going on right now with Linux as the platform of choice. - Bob Bernstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] at Esmond, R.I. http://www.brainiac.com/bernie -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
May work for the good guys , though. If you check the list of responses at the bottom of the cited page, they (surprise) overwhelmingly support Linux. On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Ian Keith Setford wrote: > > Yo- > > I received this and couldn't believe this! What an irresponsible piece of > pro-Microsoft propaganda. Ziff-Davis has sunk to a new low. > > -Ian > > btw, pardon my french > > -- Forwarded message -- > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:15:02 -0500 (EST) > From: Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Team AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Fired for Linux? / Win98 Now / Hot Products > > __Berst Alert > COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX? > > http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.html > > Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system > as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has > technical merits, but can it pass the all-important > "cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing > Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many > large corporations. For your own sake, keep this > in mind when reading the glowing articles about its > growing popularity. Links, stats and other career-protecting > information await you at the site. > > ~~~ > > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > G John Lapeyre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tucson,AZ http://www.physics.arizona.edu/~lapeyre -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
George Bonser wrote: > > Agreed, cancel all subscriptions to ZD magazines. Badmouthing Linux > could be a career limiting move for an editor. > Well, if Linux is ever going to establish itself as more than a "hobbie OS", it (the Linux community and the free software community in general) needs to be able to gracefully withstand a lot more heat than that article dishes out. Keith -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
George Bonser wrote: > > Agreed, cancel all subscriptions to ZD magazines. Badmouthing Linux > could be a career limiting move for an editor. And as Bugs Bunny would say - "What a maroon!". > > On Mon, 16 Feb 1998, Ian Keith Setford wrote: > > > > > Yo- > > > > I received this and couldn't believe this! What an irresponsible piece of > > pro-Microsoft propaganda. Ziff-Davis has sunk to a new low. > > > > -Ian > > > > btw, pardon my french > > > > -- Forwarded message -- > > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:15:02 -0500 (EST) > > From: Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Team AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Fired for Linux? / Win98 Now / Hot Products > > > > __Berst Alert > > COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX? > > > > http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.html > > > > Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system > > as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has > > technical merits, but can it pass the all-important > > "cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing > > Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many > > large corporations. For your own sake, keep this > > in mind when reading the glowing articles about its > > growing popularity. Links, stats and other career-protecting > > information await you at the site. > > > > ~~~ > > > > > > -- > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > > > > > > > > George Bonser > If NT is the answer, you didn't understand the question. (NOTE: Stolen sig) > http://www.debian.org > Debian/GNU Linux ... the maintainable operating system. > > -- > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] . > Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- - Ralph Winslow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mary bought a pair of skates upon the ice to frisk now wasn't that a crazy way her sweet young *? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Bullshit-->Fired for Linux?
Yo- I received this and couldn't believe this! What an irresponsible piece of pro-Microsoft propaganda. Ziff-Davis has sunk to a new low. -Ian btw, pardon my french -- Forwarded message -- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:15:02 -0500 (EST) From: Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Team AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fired for Linux? / Win98 Now / Hot Products __Berst Alert COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX? http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.html Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has technical merits, but can it pass the all-important "cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many large corporations. For your own sake, keep this in mind when reading the glowing articles about its growing popularity. Links, stats and other career-protecting information await you at the site. ~~~ -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
