I really enjoyed that article and remember when they got in trouble with licenses. Mr. Ball mentions thin client yet doesn't disclose what server-side software he uses. I surely would like to know. He makes a lot of business sense regarding re-use of existing hardware as thin clients and not having to travel all around the plant troubleshooting workstations because applications are server-based. Cool stuff. Way cool stuff.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jon Carnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [TriLUG] Great article for Linux consultants - lots > of great quotes > > > Rockin' on without Microsoft > > http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh > > === > "It's so funny--in three and half years, we went from being > these idiots that were thinking emotionally rather than > businesslike...to now we're smart and talking to tech guys. I > know I saved $80,000 right away by going to open source, and > each time something like (Windows) XP comes along, I save > even more money because I don't have to buy new equipment to > run the software." > > === > "It's like working in Windows. One of the analysts said it > costs $1,250 per person to change over to open source. It > wasn't anywhere near that for us. I'm reluctant to give > actual numbers. I can give any number I want to support my > position, and so can the other guy. But I'll tell you, I'm > not paying any per-seat license. I'm not buying any new computers." > > === > But there's a real argument now about total cost of > ownership, once you start adding up service, support, etc. > > "What support? I'm not making calls to Red Hat; I don't need > to. I think that's propaganda...What about the cost of > dealing with a virus? We don't have 'em. How about when we do > have a problem, you don't have to send some guy to a corner > of the building to find out what's going on--he never leaves > his desk, because everything's server-based. There's no doubt > that what I'm doing is cheaper to operate. The analyst guys > can say whatever they want." > > === > "It shows how ridiculous it is that I can get press because I > switched to OpenOffice. And the reason why is because the > myth has been built so big that you can't survive without > Microsoft, so that somebody who does get by without Microsoft > is a story. " > > "It's just software. You have to figure out what you need to > do within your organization and then get the right stuff for > that. And we're not a backwards organization. We're > progressive; we've won communications and design awards...The > fact that I'm not sending my e-mail through Outlook doesn't > hinder us. It's just kind of funny." > > === > All the quotes are from Sterling Ball, CEO of Ernie Ball, the > world's leading maker of premium guitar strings. > > -- > TriLUG mailing list : > http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > TriLUG > Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
