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CIOs Looking At OSS
bigmouth_strikes writes "There is an interesting article entitled "Your open source plan" in the latest issue of CIO. The article is about opens source software and its place in the enterprise systems market and the article shows the change in attitude over the last few years. OSS is being considered in most large corporations and CIOs are seriously looking into alternatives to expensive proprietary software and Microsoft's licensing schemes. The magazine and the article itself are intended for executives, so the technical aspect is at a beginners level."
Uhhhh... this is a site for people who happen to like computers in the truest sens of the word. This means people who are hardcore into the best of everything. The best hardware, the best software and the best OSes. This implies Linux and OSS when we talk about software and OSes.
Look at it in terms of "car guys":
Windows 9x = Ford Escort owner
Windows NT/2K = Ford SUV owner
Windows XP = Ford SUV with DVD player owner
Linux = Volvo owner
UNIX (Sun, HP, etc...) = BMW owner
The guys who are REALLY into their cars are all going to vary at each of these levels. The Escort guy is probably going to do all he can to "soup up" his escort and he'll wind up with a Riceboy special. No matter what he does, you can't take him seriously. The NT/2K user is likely just a business user (ie. Soccer mom) and will do what he can to tweak his system, but he isn't going to know how to really get the most performance out of it since MS won't let him actually tweak the code. The XP guy is like the soccer mom with the husband who could afford a few extra options. No real change in true performance, but this type of person can show all their neighbors what they've got and make them jealous. It's all superficial though. The Linux user is more concerned about performance and knows the ins and outs of his system, much like a Volvo owner who is completely in love with their car. Every setting is committed to memory so that any change needed can be made with just a simple keystroke. There are so many variables that would make the average driver/user's head spin, but this option performs extremely well. Finally, the UNIX/BMW user. This person only wants one thing; precision performance. They want to tune their system to do EXACTLY what they want, when they want it with every drop of horsepower. And this is what they get because they know how to coax it out of their system. So tell me... why do we care that YOU can't deal with OSS and Linux? If you are a Windows monkey, then fine... go be a Windows monkey. We won't hold it against you. But don't expect to see that kind of news and information here because YOU are not Slashdot's target.
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