To: HAL9000
The viability of Linux on the descktop for the masses is virtually nill.
The bulk of the great unwashed probably find Windows too confusing to begin with, much less Linux.
It might be Ok as server software, but in that case the only real plus it offers compared with any flavor of Unix is it's initial price. And most of the "big iron" guys I've dealt with would never consider risking their jobs on open source code with no support.
4 posted on
12/22/2005 11:29:37 AM PST by
Pessimist
To: Pessimist
And most of the "big iron" guys I've dealt with would never consider risking their jobs on open source code with no support. "Open source=no support" is a completely false notion. Look at IBM.
12 posted on
12/22/2005 12:25:48 PM PST by
ThinkDifferent
(I am a leaf on the wind)
To: Pessimist
And most of the "big iron" guys I've dealt with would never consider risking their jobs on open source code with no support. heh. Our company's entire product line is based on open source, and we're the leader in our particular industry. No one even comes close.
15 posted on
12/22/2005 12:51:23 PM PST by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Pessimist
And most of the "big iron" guys I've dealt with would never consider risking their jobs on open source code with no support. RedHat, IBM, Novell, and Dell all offer support for Linux (even on big Iron)..
37 posted on
12/23/2005 7:57:27 AM PST by
N3WBI3
(If SCO wants to go fishing they should buy a permit and find a lake like the rest of us..)
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