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RE: Linux for small businessI don't see a whole lot of difference =
between the "Free Software Movement" and the "Shareware" movement. Just =
a different platform.

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From: David Mandala=20
To: 'plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us'=20
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 1:44 AM
Subject: RE: Linux for small business

> -----Original Message-----=20
> From: Derek Neighbors [mailto:derek@gnue.org]=20
> Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 1:59 PM=20
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us=20
> Subject: RE: Linux for small business=20
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I learned a long time ago not to mix politics and business. When =
dealing with business's I point out business reasons why a switch is =
good. When dealing with politics/religion I leave business reasons out =
of the conversation. While I support some of the goals of the Free =
Software Movement I do not support all of them.

You are correct simply saying that windows is expensive and not =
bringing up the doctrine of the Free Software Movement does little =
justice to the Free Software Movement. I don't actually can if I do =
"justice" I simply take a more pragmatic path towards getting business' =
moved over to Open Source Software. If that helps the Free Software =
Movement so much the better, but I would prefer to get them off of prop =
software, then push the goals of the FSM.

Cheers,=20

Davidm=20

> Yes this is true. I happen to fairly aware of the fact that=20
> GNU/Linux and=20
> free software is viable for small, mid and large enterprises.=20
> I think you=20
> have misunderstood my argument. I am not a propenent of windows. =20
> However, simply saying windows is expensive and microsoft sucks, =
does=20
> little justice to the Free Software Movement. :)=20
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> -Derek=20
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I learned a long time ago not to mix politics and =
business.=20
When dealing with business's I point out business reasons why a switch =
is=20
good. When dealing with politics/religion I leave business reasons out =
of the=20
conversation. While I support some of the goals of the Free Software =
Movement=20
I do not support all of them.
You are correct simply saying that windows is =
expensive and=20
not bringing up the doctrine of the Free Software Movement does little =
justice=20
to the Free Software Movement. I don't actually can if I do "justice" =
I simply=20
take a more pragmatic path towards getting business' moved over to =
Open Source=20
Software. If that helps the Free Software Movement so much the better, =
but I=20
would prefer to get them off of prop software, then push the goals of =
the=20
FSM.
Cheers, 
Davidm 
> Yes this is true.  I happen to fairly =
aware of the=20
fact that > GNU/Linux and =
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enterprises.=20
 >  I think you >=20
have misunderstood my argument.  I am not a propenent of =
windows. =20
 > However, simply saying windows is =
expensive and=20
microsoft sucks, does > little justice to =
the Free=20
Software Movement. :) > <FONT=20
size=3D2>> -Derek > >=20
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