I think that there might be a slight flaw in that logic.
A massive cutover would be disruptive, but as new employees come in
converting them would stop the "I've always done it this way" mentality.
If large companies always had the same employees (no retirements, firings,
etc.) then this might be true, but big business usually has a high turnover
rate from what I've seen.
Steve D.
-----Original Message-----
From: Schuster, Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 12:37 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: OT - Windows NT source code
...and from a business point of view where does the majority of the work
happen?
Not on a server but rather on some desktop where people key in data to
systems (Excel, PeopleSoft, Oracle, etc.). So if the desktop becomes
unstable the work is unstable and so on and so forth.
I'm not knocking the value of Linux and those like it I just don't see it as
a viable option for a world raised on MS. Our users have a hard enough time
as it is with MS, asking them to change gears in mid stroke seems kind of
self-defeating.
Now, new companies and up and comers would be able to start differently, I'm
referring to the bigger companies here that would have problems.
-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Rohan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 12:25 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: OT - Windows NT source code
On Fri, 2004-02-13 at 09:00, Schuster, Steven wrote:
> How many companies with over 1,000 employees (and PC's) have you been with
> that ran Linux, FreeBSD or something similar on the desktop?
Not many on the U.S. desktop, no - but for back end systems open source
OSs are used quite a bit -
"In 1999, Linux scooted past Novell's Netware to become the No. 2 server
operating system behind Microsoft's Windows NT. Over the next four
years, IDC said, Linux shipments will grow at a rate of 28 percent, from
1.3 million in 1999 to 4.7 million in 2004."
-- CNET news
"Linux surged from a 16% share of the server software market in 1998 to
a quarter of the market in 1999, when it shipped nearly twice as many
copies as during the previous year, according to figures from
International Data Corporation (IDC)."
-- BBC news
And that's just Linux.
> The answer is: "Not a whole lot".
I am not too sure about that - I think China (and a lot of other
countries) uses Linux quite a bit (even on the desktop) -- and there are
a few people in china I hear. I couldn't find any stats though
> So, if most business runs MS on the desktop they rely on it. There are
> enough hacks out there now without the source code causing problems. If
> somebody had the source code they could cripple industries that relied on
> the platform rather quickly.
Well when your right your right.
> Our jobs are time consuming enough without the added pressure of 16 year
old
> kids writing viruses all day aren't they.
I agree.
> If Linux was the most used OS in the world you better bet it wouldn't take
> long for exploit after exploit to hit that platform. With it being open
> source that simply makes the job that much easier.
Well I think Unix (the catch all) is the OS that has all the hard core
data in the world, but I haven't heard of a Unix worm or virus in a
while.
Your points are valid - I was just trying to make light and poke a bit
of fun.
All in good fun
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