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Post #138,366

by orion

1/28/04 3:06:04 PM

I tried that in 1995 - 1997

we offered to install Linux for free and find open source apps that a company would use instead of Windows ones. My partner was a Linux expert. No takers.

Then we offered Linux as a server with SAMBA and got a few takers as they saw that it saved them a bundle over NT Server and could be used on old hardware. Still had those who wanted to pay extra for an NT Server.

The bulk of our work was Windows technologies and the occasional DOS machine or two.

Trying to convince managers to use Linux over Windows is a very hard sell.

"Lady I only speak two languages, English and Bad English!" - Corbin Dallas "The Fifth Element"

Worms! Windows! Action! - (deSitter) - (18) - Jan. 27, 2004, 01:01:16 AM EST

And in other news.. - (Steve Lowe) - Jan. 27, 2004, 01:13:01 AM EST

So that's what it was - (jake123) - Jan. 27, 2004, 03:50:02 AM EST

Why do people run this stuff? - (tuberculosis) - (6) - Jan. 27, 2004, 09:40:21 AM EST

Because it's easy. - (mmoffitt) - (5) - Jan. 27, 2004, 02:21:36 PM EST

Easy to buy maybe - easy to use - Uh UH! -NT - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2004, 05:37:07 PM EST

Easy as in "Nobody ever got fired for buying..." -NT - (mmoffitt) - Jan. 27, 2004, 06:10:22 PM EST

Hey, I got paid (overtime, too!) ;) -NT - (inthane-chan) - (2) - Jan. 27, 2004, 06:27:58 PM EST

In the end, we all lose - (deSitter) - (1) - Jan. 27, 2004, 08:13:19 PM EST

Yup, known. -NT - (inthane-chan) - Jan. 27, 2004, 10:00:37 PM EST

I love these worms. - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - Jan. 27, 2004, 08:08:35 PM EST

Good for the repair business - (orion) - (6) - Jan. 27, 2004, 11:10:42 PM EST

You'd be better off opening a dealership - (tuberculosis) - (5) - Jan. 28, 2004, 11:14:40 AM EST

Unfortunately, that's what they want. - (Steve Lowe) - (3) - Jan. 28, 2004, 11:19:27 AM EST

And as long as they have cash to pay . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - Jan. 28, 2004, 01:06:07 PM EST

Re: And as long as they have cash to pay . . - (deSitter) - (1) - Jan. 28, 2004, 01:40:33 PM EST

I know that - (orion) - Jan. 28, 2004, 03:01:44 PM EST

I tried that in 1995 - 1997 - (orion) - Jan. 28, 2004, 03:06:04 PM EST

*yawn* -NT - (n3jja) - Jan. 28, 2004, 08:35:24 PM EST

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