i read that 1 govt agency is contemplating using centos for the desktop. preferred in favor of ubuntu !
already thinking of doing the same thing for the office as well. same os as the servers that we work on ! then there wont be any issue of / versus \ and the developer claiming - eh... atas computer saya ok On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 12:24 PM, red1 <r...@red1.org> wrote: > latest stats here bro... from > http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_os.asp > > 2009 Win7 Vista Win2003 WinXP W2000 Linux > Mac > November 6.7% 17.5% 1.4% 62.2% 0.7% 4.3% 6.7% > > > On 12/14/09 6:56 PM, Eric Yeoh wrote: > > Their whole argument was based on: > > 1. Linux desktops are not as dumbed down as MS Windows > 2. People NEED to use proprietary software to be productive > 3. Proprietary software are still more innovative that FOSS > 4. There is nobody that provide quality FOSS support. > > Sadly many people buy into this junk reporting because they either feel > intimidated that something that is free as in cost and freedom can do as > well and better that the hugely expensive proprietary stuff they bought. So > it's something to show to the bosses that says,"Hey ZDNET says Linux sucks, > so it must be true!!". > > The whole IT industry is turning to something that is consisting of solely > idiots who gawks and worship sleek UIs. Never mind that your freedom gets > squashed in the process. > > People who still defend Vista and Windows 7 as the pinnacle of desktop OS > achievements are just sad. In the older days, people fight to remain free > from being yoked, now may are willing yoke themselves, to the extend of > committing "software piracy" just to satisfy their enslavement fetish! > > Eric > > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Marcus > <mar...@python.my><mar...@python.my>wrote: > >> Got this in my inbox today : >> >> *Linux has failed to win either mind share or market share on the >> desktop. GoogleÂ’s Chrome OS will do little to change that. Learn why.* >> >> >> http://www.zdnetasia.com/techguide/opensource/0,39044899,62059953,00.htm?scid=nl_z_tgos >> >> > > -- > Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ > > Facebook Fan page > > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 > > http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. > To post to this group, send email to osdcmy-list@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > osdcmy-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<osdcmy-list%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en > -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to osdcmy-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to osdcmy-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en
