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Novell Expects Vista to Spur Linux Adoption
It doesn't come easy writes "According to the Register, Novell expects the cost of upgrading to Vista will encourage many companies to turn to Linux instead. From the article: 'Jack Messman, chief executive of networking software vendor Novell says that 2006 will see widespread adoption of Linux on the corporate desktop. According to Messman the catalyst will be the release of Microsoft Windows Vista and the high costs associated with upgrading. Obviously, if they're right Novell hopes that turn will be toward SUSE Linux.'" We touched on this issue late last month, as well.
I guess it's time for me to learn how to do gui programming C++ and GTK? I've been spoiled with C# and VB for so long... I know unix based C++ and C, but not gui programming. This should be fun!?
You can read *any* TCO study sponsored by Microsoft and you'll find that the upgrade to Windows Vista won't cost anything. There are *never* upgrade costs if you stick with Windows. Sheesh.
Also, there won't be any retraining costs if you stick with Windows.
Microsoft buys a lot of good research, you folks should read it more often.
Do you have ESP?
Company that Sells Linux thinks Linux will Succeed
Oh well. At least it's good to hear the company that owns the copyright to UNIX is so gung ho about Linux.
More is less.
Won't happen on corporate desktops until installing packages becomes something my mother can do.
Ah yes, the old "mom's apple pie and corporate software install" argument. Because we all know that's how businesses test their operating systems.
IT Director: "Mother, can you come here please, we have a Linux distribution to test"
Mother: "Just a minute son, I'm ironing your father's shirt."
IT Director: "Mother, please! You know we have a billion dollar company to run here. Dad's shirt will just have to wait."
Mother: Well, if you say so, but just remember how upset he was about the Windows Vista chicken soup incident."
Yup, enlightenment from a Slashdot Microsoft shill. Worth every cent of the paper it's printed on...
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
I don't know which is funnier, the joke itself or the fact that it was modded 5+ informative! Haha, those /. moderators, what a bunch of kidders. :)
More like vacations to illicitly fund and stockholders to serve.
I don't know, if one of these "trusted monitors" refused to display Goatse I'd be more then happy to buy one.
The capcha for this AC post is "rectum," it's like Slashdot can read my mind.
Really, if you are doing a minimum wage desk job and supposed to be filling out forms (I'm sure most companies will see why programmers/engineers could accomplish more with access) - why do you need to be surfing the web if the boss deems that's not within your job parameters or needs to complete a job? You can do that from home.
You are not only cutting into paid time that someone else paid you to work, you are cutting into the company's bandwidth.
And if you need to surf:
a)Tell the boss why you need that capability and how it relates to your job.
"the system that the fascist pigs forced on us."
I'll think I'll use this as a linux motto as my company.
And if the PHB doesn't happen to see reason and declines your god-given right to surf the internet and troll slashdot, quit and call in the swat team for crimes against humanity.
The correct answer is Debian. Next question?