Re: [gentoo-user] survey: gentoo corporate usage?

[Jose Gonzalez Gomez]

I didn't know that this elitest attitude had been around for so many years in 
the Linux community.   Hmm...interesting. 

I have only recently plunged into Linux and that is one of the first 
impressions I have been left with when discussing Linux quirks with those 
more experienced than me. 

   Well, I think this is not a linux problem only, I've seen this often 
in the java world, around the J2EE platform (there are real holy wars 
between J2EE and .NET) and around some popular open source projects. I 
think this is negative for the platform/project/whatever that gets this 
feeling around it.

One other thing if I might comment on it.  The term "idiot" when referring to 
users.  I know it's in quotations and all that but all of us are "idiots" in 
 

   I started using the term "idiot" as a joke, sorry if anyone fetl 
insulted, was not my intention. Anyway, I consider myself in this group, 
as I have little experience with linux. I managed to put this system to 
work thanks mainly to the excellent documentation in the web, so I don't 
feel superior to anyone else. And I admit it, my mixer still doesn't 
work well, I have no image from my 3Com web cam, and today I tried to 
record sound from my micro and I couldn't, so I am possibly the greatest 
idiot in the mail list :o)   HELP!!!!!!!!!!!! :oD

   About the main point of the thread, all of this started because we 
were talking about corporate use, and convincing IT managers that Gentoo 
is a good option for using it in a corporate environment. The graphical 
installer issue, unexperienced users and all of that came out when 
talking about branding Gentoo. So let's sum up...

   I think Gentoo could be a good option for corporate use, using some 
of the suggestions that have been mentioned in this thread for improving 
stability and administration of corporate networks. The question is: do 
Gentoo developers want Gentoo to be adopted by the masses? Do Gentoo 
developers want Gentoo in the corporate environment? I see a possible 
money income from this scenarios, I don't have the knowledge to make a 
Gentoo based distribution for corporate environments, but I think that 
someone with such a knowledge could make some good money from such a 
distribution.

   Regards and peace !!!
   Jose
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