On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 10:01 -0700, Nathan England wrote:
> So, while I agree with your points that open licensing and source is
> much 
> better in just about every case, corporate heads don't always see
> that, 
> especially when they don't see how to make money off something that is
> given 
> away. Nonetheless I work for a government branch, so we're not making
> money 
> off this, but still, they want to know they are moving forward in
> technology, 
> not backwards, and the mags they read don't always give the best light
> on 
> Linux because you  can't run MS Office on it.
> 
> nathan 

Sounds like you need to replace the second hand "knowledge" they get
from the mags with a first hand trial.

Why not set up a few Linux boxes and see how a same sample of the work
force does. I know if I were a CEO I'd appreciate someone taking the
time to give me an honest evaluation.

Dennisk