On 13 May 2002, Kevin Saenz wrote: Dear Kevin,
Well that depends, you can do what I did a long time ago and work for yourself and refuse to work with unacceptable O/S's. Or you can work for a Boss, who controls what you do and how you do it. We might stress, that it is your decision what you do with your Lives and what technologies you work with. Linux and open-source has been very kind to us, such that it empowered us to put Redmond completely behind us and be independant. If you are not in a position to be self-employed, then perhaps work on convincing your employers to deploy more linux/unix/bsd, dunno dude... thats my $0.02c > Sadly you have to make do with what you are allowed to work with. > It all depends on how "educated" the IT manager is. > At times you will have to deal with M$ crud. > others you will have to deal with extremely old OSes like > SCO 5.0.5. I really Wish I had the luxury to say to my bosses > it's linux or it's me. I know their preference :) > > Realisticly *hic* Businesses are Dinosours that plod along until they > find something that will extend their life. > > > Sorry if there are typos I have had 2 bottles of red. > > :) > > > > Hi, but sorry, no. We have been a firm advocate of Linux for many years > > > Since discovering it, while studying at UTS in the early 90's. We were > > > involved in some early Debian/LPI work. We also provide anti-spam > > > resources. > > > > > > Please feel welcome visit our website or talk to us, if you sincerely > > > believe we are not 100% behind Linux and Freebsd and alternatives to > > > Redmond. Hope to hear from you soon, cheers > > > > Hey, I work for a company, too! > > > > (Funnily enough, I didn't think this was The Age Classifieds). > > Peace through superior Firepower, /Torqumada -- Paladin Corporation Pty Ltd. Ph:+612 9835-4782 Fax:+612 9864-0487 Software Engineering: c/c++/perl/sql/eiffel/pascal/haskell/php/java Powered by FreeBSD/SMP http://www.paladincorp.com.au/ The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne - Chaucer When I die, don't cry for me; just sing a Song and laugh. Torq/2001. As a computing professional, I believe it would be unethical for me to advise, recommend, or support the use (save possibly for personal amusement) of any product that is or depends on any Microsoft product. This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended addressee, or the person responsible for delivering it to them, you may not copy, forward disclose or otherwise use it or any part of it in any way. To do so may be unlawful. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please advise the sender immediately. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
