Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-18 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/18/2011 10:24 PM, Jason Bronner wrote: any kind of business that needs a database backend, a webserver, NAS services, or mail services and doesnt want to deal with administrative nightmares of Microsoft products, o

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-18 Thread Hiisi
On 19 April 2011 09:37, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: > On 04/18/2011 10:24 PM, Jason Bronner wrote: >> >> any kind of business that needs a database backend, a webserver, NAS >> services, or mail services and doesnt want to deal with administrative >> nightmares of Microsoft products, or have the

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-18 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/18/2011 10:42 PM, Jason Bronner wrote: HR/Payroll, Medical/H7, Client/Server app vendors or anything else that needs to consume data that you can cable a stupid MySQL box onto the router and say, there's your database. 0TCO, now GO! We have some HR/Payroll and Medical folks kicking ar

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-18 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/18/2011 10:40 PM, Hiisi wrote: On 19 April 2011 09:37, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: On 04/18/2011 10:24 PM, Jason Bronner wrote: any kind of business that needs a database backend, a webserver, NAS services, or mail services and doesnt want to deal with administrative nightmares of Micr

RE: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread James M Pulver
Group Cornell University -Original Message- From: owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov [mailto:owner-scientific-linux-us...@listserv.fnal.gov] On Behalf Of Todd And Margo Chester Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 1:50 AM To: Hiisi; scientific-linux-us...@fnal.gov Subject: Re: What ki

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 1:20 AM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: > Hi All, > This may seems like a weird question, when I am sifting > through my lists of businesses, does anyone have an tips > as to what kinds of businesses prefer Linux?  I would > like to directly target those kinds of businesses

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread Nicolas Kovacs
Le 19/04/2011 07:20, Todd And Margo Chester a écrit : Sort of like graphics houses prefer Apple. What kinds of business prefer Linux? The french Gendarmerie Nationale ( = police force) is currently migrating no less than 85.000 desktops from Windows XP to Ubuntu 10.04. Niki -- Microlinux -

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread Troy Dawson
On 04/19/2011 12:20 AM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: Hi All, I am a consultant who only works in two counties. I am currently working my way out of two jobs, which is normal. Also means I have to do some cold calling, also normal. And to facilitate that, I have made up a database of local busin

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread Vaclav Mocek
On 04/19/2011 06:20 AM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: Hi All, I am a consultant who only works in two counties. I am currently working my way out of two jobs, which is normal. Also means I have to do some cold calling, also normal. And to facilitate that, I have made up a database of local bus

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread Nicolas Kovacs
Le 19/04/2011 07:20, Todd And Margo Chester a écrit : I really do not feel like the *aggravation* of having to maintain any more Windows installations: low quality software that almost works and has to be fussed with 20 times more than a Linux installation. And customer who are never really very

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread john h outlan
> > >> > I'm running a small business specialized in 100% GNU/Linux and FOSS > systems, aimed at professional users, e. g. folks who use a PC as a tool to > get work done. So far, my clients are small town halls, public libraries, a > private school. My networks are mainly CentOS on servers, and a

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-19 Thread Bluejay Adametz
> What kinds of > business prefer Linux? While some equipment vendors seem to push Windows, the locally-built manufacturing-control applications on the servers I support are predominantly Linux-based. If it just has to run (or large chunks of machinery comes to a grinding halt - perhaps literally)

RE: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Lukas Press
I worked in civil engineering consultancy for the best part of ten years and although everyone used windows I always thought the business was ripe for conversion to linux/FOSS. We used various specialist applications pretty much round the clock, particularly CAD, and any reduction in the regular

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/19/2011 03:00 PM, john h outlan wrote: I use Scientific Linux in a small CPA practice I run. Mainly because (other than being an enthusiast) I feel my data is safer. I have one CPA firm running Linux. CCH constantly threatens to go to a M$ server, but so far have not pulled the trigger

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Eero Volotinen
2011/4/19 Todd And Margo Chester : > Hi All, > > I am a consultant who only works in two counties. > I am currently working my way out of two jobs, > which is normal.  Also means I have to do some > cold calling, also normal.  And to facilitate > that, I have made up a database of local businesses.

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/19/2011 03:00 PM, john h outlan wrote: I use Scientific Linux in a small CPA practice I run. Mainly because (other than being an enthusiast) I feel my data is safer. Don't forget you can encrypt your hard drives with SL6. Seriously, about three years ago, this area had a rash of serv

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/20/2011 01:04 AM, Lukas Press wrote: I worked in civil engineering consultancy for the best part of ten years and although everyone used windows I always thought the

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Todd And Margo Chester
On 04/20/2011 11:30 AM, Eero Volotinen wrote: Almost all? From single server hosting companies to clustered scientific/medical environments ? I should check out the smaller medical groups. Ones that can not afford their own staff. Thank you! -T

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Lukas Press
On 04/20/2011 07:36 PM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: On 04/20/2011 01:04 AM, Lukas Press wrote: I worked in civil engineering consultancy for the best part of ten years and although everyone used windows I always thought the business was ripe for conversion to linux/FOSS. We used various

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Phong Nguyen
>> Hi Chris, >> >> What CAD software are you running on Linux. Targeting >> business that run that CAD may prove fruitful! >> >> Many thanks, >> -T > > I never tried any, although I heard good things about pro/engineer - > http://www.ptc.com/products/creo-elements-pro/ which runs natively on l

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-20 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Phong Nguyen wrote: >>> Hi Chris, >>> >>> What CAD software are you running on Linux.  Targeting >>> business that run that CAD may prove fruitful! >>> >>> Many thanks, >>> -T >> >> I never tried any, although I heard good things about pro/engineer - >> http://www

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-26 Thread Chris Tooley
On 11-04-18 10:20 PM, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: This may seems like a weird question, when I am sifting through my lists of businesses, does anyone have an tips as to what kinds of businesses prefer Linux? I would like to directly target those kinds of businesses before settling from more Win

Re: What kins of business use Linux?

2011-04-26 Thread Chris Tooley
Don't forget to include "scientific-linux-us...@fnal.gov" in reply-to ;) -Chris On 11-04-26 2:23 PM, Jason Bronner wrote: what chris said. anything that consumes data is going to benefit from linux on the backend whether it be network attached storage or stupid mysql boxes you can just cable

OT: What kinds of Linux use business? (Was: Re: What kins of business use Linux?)

2011-04-26 Thread Hiisi
On 19 April 2011 09:20, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: > Hi All, > What kinds of > business prefer Linux? > Subject says it all ;- ) What are the most popular distributions in business environment by list opinion? -- Hiisi. Registered Linux User #487982. Be counted at: http://counter.li.org/ -- Sp

Re: OT: What kinds of Linux use business? (Was: Re: What kins of business use Linux?)

2011-04-26 Thread Larry Brower
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 04/26/2011 10:51 PM, Hiisi wrote: > On 19 April 2011 09:20, Todd And Margo Chester wrote: >> Hi All, >> What kinds of >> business prefer Linux? >> > > Subject says it all ;- ) > What are the most popular distributions in business environment by

Re: OT: What kinds of Linux use business? (Was: Re: What kins of business use Linux?)

2011-04-27 Thread Bluejay Adametz
> What are the most popular distributions in business environment by list > opinion? Around here, a large manufacturing site, we use RedHat EL where we need contract support (or we're running something that requires Authentic RedHat in order for that vendor to support us), Scientific Linux where

Re: OT: What kinds of Linux use business? (Was: Re: What kins of business use Linux?)

2011-04-27 Thread jdow
On 2011/04/27 04:08, Bluejay Adametz wrote: What are the most popular distributions in business environment by list opinion? Around here, a large manufacturing site, we use RedHat EL where we need contract support (or we're running something that requires Authentic RedHat in order for that vend