On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:56:46 +0800, clair ching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kutch: Supporting M$ piracy won't cut it =) We still have to give > people options.
To really learn the true meaning of Free Software, RMS' GNU Manifesto is a good introduction and an eye opener. Take time to read it! > Ricky: In what you previously said: > "I realized that this is anathema to many Linux users. You're supposed > to know gcc and bash in order to use Linux. > What is happening is that in teaching Linux here with these features > as necessary parts to understanding means that a good many non-sysad > types will be turned-off." Not true. If you want to go into advanced Linux stuff, you're free to go beyond the basics. That's why we have distros like Ubuntu, Mepis, Lycoris that bundle the basic desktop functionality. If you want to go further, its just an apt or a compile away. There are literally thousands of info available for the user to go from zero to hero. With FOSS you have a choice. > > >> 4. On the corporate side, moving to opensource is considered risky. In > > >> short, there is no one vendor to pin the blame on if anything goes > > >> wrong. ^_^ > > > They think of migration, training people, etc. aside from whatever > > > they have to do when things go wrong. However, I think that the open > > > source community is wonderful because people help out each other when > > > things go wrong. Besides, I see that maintainers are updating people > > > on forums and mailing lists, etc. so there shouldn't be much > > > difficulty with that. :) Refer to GNU Manifesto on corporate adoption. Jerome -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
