Excellently put, and I too am a linux lover. The OS is and will always be a means to an end. A tool, what. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Michael R. > Batchelor > Sent: 25 June 1999 19:53 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Need a strong convincing argument > > > > >> I have got a friend whom is trying to move away from the Windows > >> environment, but is having a lot of concerns on whether > he'll succeed > >> or not with Linux. He believes that because Linux is being > developed > >> by hackers throughout the world and it does not have a certified > >> authentication, it will not last for longer. > > > >I would not try to convert him. He won't be happy. > > As much as I would like to see Linux grow, I have to agree > with Irv on this > one. This is like trying to get a friend to dump his > girlfriend and go on a > blind date. The "best" operating system is the one that does > what you need. > I like Linux. I loved UNIX way before X-windows. I dismissed > MS Windows for > years until 3.11 came out. But the flat out truth is that MS > Windows is > pretty damned good. And taking both license costs and > administration costs > into consideration it's got by far the lowest "total cost of > ownership" for > an individual or a small to mid-sized office. While Linux is > "free" there > is big learning curve for most offices. That costs time, > which is money. > For an individual it's the same argument. If the guy really > wants to be > fertilizing his tomato plants instead of trying to get a > letter out, then > he really wants to be fertilizing his tomato plants. And > pushing him into > the position of having to fidget with something he isn't > really interested > in is a disservice to him. > > Of course, if he shows up at the door and says, "I've just > formatted my C: > drive. What do you suggest," then jump at the opportunity to > push Linux. > > MB > -- > Michael R. Batchelor > Industrial Informatics & Instrumentation, Inc. >
