Why Linux will win and Micro$oft will lose
Jeff Barker
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Sat, 10 Nov 2001 20:57:31 -0700
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Hey, uh.... that book doesn't happen to be "Open Source" does it?
:)
At 08:44 PM 11/10/2001, you wrote:
>Changing the issue just slightly
>
>Has any of you out there taken time to read Linus's book " Just for fun "
>???
>
>if you have ul know its a searing enditement into the mind of the Linux
>creator mixed in with some very
>comical outsets to keep the reader interested.
>
>If not i would read it cuz to be honest i like some of his idea's i did'nt
>get the same buz at all from the book
>" The Road Ahead " by Bill Gates.
>
>just my thoughts tis all
>
>Nigel Sollars
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com>
>To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
>Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 8:21 PM
>Subject: Re: Why Linux will win and Micro$oft will lose
>
>
>> Hi Carl,
>>
>> My Thesis was on the TCO for different workgroup servers. For
>> servers, Linux is a no-brainer, if you have a competent admin.
>> For desktops, the link that Robert Leonard posted supports my
>> position quite well (thanks Robert).
>>
>> George
>>
>>
>> Carl Parrish wrote:
>> >
>> > George Toft wrote:
>> >
>> > > Joining the battle . . .
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Short version: Converting to Linux costs much, much more. An
>> > > example is presented for a "hypothetical" local company converting
>> > > their desktop to Linux. Result is that it will cost over
>> > > $900K - just to avoid a $150K license.
>> > >
>> >
>> > George,
>> > If you have links to that report please post it. Because Amazon, The
>> > Department of Justise, IDC and serveral small biz have *all* shown
>> > savings of 10's of thousands of dollars in TCO (millions for Amazon).
>> > That's why the NSA and Intel has taken hard looks at converting. And I
>> > can assure you right now IBM is NOT pushing Windoze. They still support
>> > it true but All of their sales agents have been told to spread the word
>> > about Linux.
>> >
>> > Carl P.
>> >
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Hey, uh.... that book doesn't happen to be "Open Source"
does it?<br><br>
:)<br><br>
At 08:44 PM 11/10/2001, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Changing the issue just
slightly<br><br>
Has any of you out there taken time to read Linus's book " Just for
fun "<br>
???<br><br>
if you have ul know its a searing enditement into the mind of the
Linux<br>
creator mixed in with some very<br>
comical outsets to keep the reader interested.<br><br>
If not i would read it cuz to be honest i like some of his idea's i
did'nt<br>
get the same buz at all from the book<br>
" The Road Ahead " by Bill Gates.<br><br>
just my thoughts tis all<br><br>
Nigel Sollars<br><br>
----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "George Toft" <george@georgetoft.com><br>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us><br>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 8:21 PM<br>
Subject: Re: Why Linux will win and Micro$oft will lose<br><br>
<br>
> Hi Carl,<br>
><br>
> My Thesis was on the TCO for different workgroup servers.
For<br>
> servers, Linux is a no-brainer, if you have a competent admin.<br>
> For desktops, the link that Robert Leonard posted supports my<br>
> position quite well (thanks Robert).<br>
><br>
> George<br>
><br>
><br>
> Carl Parrish wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > George Toft wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > > Joining the battle . . .<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > Short version: Converting to Linux costs much, much
more. An<br>
> > > example is presented for a "hypothetical" local
company converting<br>
> > > their desktop to Linux. Result is that it will cost
over<br>
> > > $900K - just to avoid a $150K license.<br>
> > ><br>
> ><br>
> > George,<br>
> > If you have links to that report please post it. Because
Amazon, The<br>
> > Department of Justise, IDC and serveral small biz have *all*
shown<br>
> > savings of 10's of thousands of dollars in TCO (millions for
Amazon).<br>
> > That's why the NSA and Intel has taken hard looks at
converting. And I<br>
> > can assure you right now IBM is NOT pushing Windoze. They still
support<br>
> > it true but All of their sales agents have been told to spread
the word<br>
> > about Linux.<br>
> ><br>
> > Carl P.<br>
> ><br>
> > ________________________________________________<br>
> > See
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