> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Stephen Russell > Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF]Linux is it really worth the hype? > > We were just discussing the value of Linux and I found this via twitter > today. > > <http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/No-more-desktop-Linux-systems-in - > the-German-Foreign-Office-1191122.html> > > "Users have, it claims, also complained of missing functionality, a > lack of usability and poor interoperability." >
"The government's response to the SPD's question states that, although open source has demonstrated its worth, particularly on servers, the cost of adapting and extending it, for example in writing printer and scanner drivers, and of training, have proved greater than anticipated." Huh? Are folks out there really having to code this stuff from scratch? What sort of equipment are these people using anyway??? I'll admit to seeing/experiencing a lot of suck factor w/ Linux based open source software at times, but I've never heard of anyone in my circles I know of actually having to WRITE code to use some piece of equipment... Thanks, Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst IT Department McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: 541-744-6145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/69f310c05dd83c48a84ba3769ce1ecf8044c7...@tntriexevs02.triadhospitals.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
