[GRLUG] Describe your intro to Linux

[Steve Romanow]

Bob Kline wrote:
>
>
> On Nov 16, 2007 4:36 PM, Douglas Rehfeldt <drehfeldtusa at gmail.com 
> <mailto:drehfeldtusa at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Some of the responses to this thread shows the passion that people
>     can have
>     for the "simple" computer.  A machine and tool that has both
>     enriched and
>     cursed our lives.  As for the operating system and applications,
>     all I can
>     say is to find something that works for you.  For me Linux offers
>     a very low
>     cost and lots of flexibility.  As we all are aware, for the
>     majority of
>     people the Microsoft Windows operating system is the answer.  I
>     like having
>     a choice.
>
>
>      
>
> One could argue that the masses didn't
> exactly choose M$.  They were in many
> ways victims of a monopoly, one so
> pervasive that corporations spent tens
> of $billions training their employees in
> the M$ way.  Now knowing how to use
> windoz at some level,  they are unlikely
> to change over to Linux.  And few companies
> will now pay to help them do it.  It's just less
> costly to go with the monopoly.  Simplicity
> in the wrong sense.
>
> The US gov't allowed M$ to rule the
> software waves for a long time, crippling
> many of those who dare depart from the
> approved M$ course.
>
>     -Bob
>
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My previous boss once said, "You'll never get fired for choosing Intel" 
when discussing Intel vs AMD.  THe same could be said for msft, its a 
safe choice for managers.  Funny, He was fired.  Wonder if it was for 
all the Intel servers we have in here.....