Not Like VmWare need explanation, but they are an oss friendly company, their main product runs on linux, and they support running it on Linux. Just to draw a comparison, Oracle runs on linux, and is not os, but i would think few would be against an Oracle presentation about how to run it on linux for example. Cheers Szemir
On April 29, 2005 13:30, Shawn wrote: > My take on this: If a commercial tool is being used by our members to > facilitate their jobs, then it at least deserves some consideration. As > long as the presentation of the tool focuses more on HOW to use the tool in > a Linux/FOSS environement (or to provide such an environment) then the > presentation is likely going to be of some use. If the presentation > focuses on the marketing of the tool, then I'm not too interested - I can > get the marketing spin somewhere else. VMWare is in a grey area concerning > this - learning to use their product facilitates a number of different > possibilities - with and without open source - but they themselves are not > open source. However they do have programs in place to support LUGs. > > So, I can see why there may or maynot be an opinion with VMWare, but feel > that in this case, a presentation is suitable to our members. > > If the above arguments were applied to Microsoft, then some points match - > except that MS refuses to support the open source community (though they do > make token gestures so they can say they do), and they do not have a > specific tool that facilitates and encourages a Linux/Open Source > environment or the freedoms that come with such an environment. So in this > case I would vote against an MS Presentation for our general meeting. > But, as a business person, who must work with whatever my customers may > have installed already, I'm interested to listen to how they claim they can > interoperate with open source products (which is ironic because they would > be using the STANDARDS that MS likes to um... tweak...). I might be > willing to attend a separate meeting for something like this. But as Aaron > pointed out - I had my chance the other day and didn't go.. :) > > My thoughts.... > > Shawn > > On Friday 29 April 2005 09:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Possibly but the usage of VMware is not limited to MS > > > products and IMO has a place in just about any IT department, > > > especially in a help desk application. Or am I missing the > > > point somehow? > > > > > > Thanks, Myles > > > > First off let me stated that I have absolutely nothing against the > > product and am not comparing it to MS. :-) > > > > I guess my point was that It is not so much _why_ the Executive at that > > time chose to bring them in to present (and it is true that a lot of > > mixed users utilize VMWare) but that it may have set a precedent for > > advertising rather than informing and educating - > > > > again just my opinion. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > clug-talk@clug.ca > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
