Constructing a Windows-Less Office

joewakeup writes "This article at CRN analyses why today is the best time to consider building a pure Linux information system, from servers to... desktop. Among all the arguments, one of the arguments is the low cost of Linux offerings compared to Windows based-solutions. Worth a read."

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Re:Pointless

[geomon]

What is the intrinsic value of "easy to learn"?

If that were true, why would people work on their own cars, or modify them to make them perform better?

Are you saying that if physics were easy to learn, then it would be better?

Better than what?

The 'ease' argument is only valid for the marketplace. In that context I would agree that Linux has an extreme uphill battle.

But to question the validity of studying something due entirely to its ease of use?.....

Then why study anything?

What the $^&*!!?

[wfrp01]

A Troll?!

Excuse me, but does anyone on slashdot /not/ work in a romper room?

It doesn't do much for linux advocacy to ignore valid problems and hope they'll just go away. You're not going to find your brain by sticking your head up your ass. On the other hand, maybe you will.

When you're finally old enough to think about a job interview, try telling your prospective employers that you don't think secure user-level security for shared file space on their corporate network matters. Explain your linux-only implementation, please. I'd really like to hear about it. Really.

Sometimes I really am a troll. But in this case, the only thing I'm trolling for is someone to disabuse me. Not abuse, disabuse. It's in the dictionary.