Amazingly dumb remark about Linux

[Octavian Rasnita]

Here I agree 100%
I also think Linux is better than Windows if it is used as a server.
But as a desktop, ...

Teddy,
orasnita at home.ro

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cecil H. Whitley" <cwhitley at ec.rr.com>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, June 01, 2002 5:20 AM
Subject: Re: Amazingly dumb remark about Linux


> Teddy,
> The statement that 40% of companies use Linux is as far as I know
accurate.
> This does not mean that they use it for all their users desktops, that
> obviously is not the case.  M.S. has the desktop market fairly wrapped up.
> They are however using Linux (and unix for that matter) based servers.
> There are instances where Linux desktops are being used also though.
> Industrial Light and Magic replaced their SGI workstations with Linux, as
> did Jim Hinson's company (ya know, the muppets, kermit and company).
> Apparently Linux makes one heck of a graphics editing platform.  In my
> previous email I cited a couple major customers that IBM is converting
over
> to Linux.  This trend is accelerating.  Even M.S. realizes that Linux and
> the opensource community is their biggest threat.
>
> Cecil
>
>
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