Linux in Large Corporations (Was: New to group)

[Brad Bonkoski]

I once thought this whole thing was going to be a "changing of the guard"  Get all of the Baby boomers out of the upper
management/decision making posts who have grow up with M$ and perhaps the younger generation will embrace a more "open" OS.  But it
seems like many of the younger folks who have embraced Linu are being force fed Windows and as such learning all of it, and developing
their career off of it.  I find it to be a disturbing patter, but it is something that is engrained so deeply how can we ever escape?
Personally, I would rather have my career path dictated on my own abilities and whims, rather then have some loons in Redmond,
Washington decide where my career is going.  My thoughts....
-Brad

Matt Alexander wrote:

> Quoting Brad Bonkoski <bradb59@home.com>:
>
> > They
> > choose to deploy Linux based solutions because of the openness and
> > ease
> > of development, but then turn right around and use M$ within their own
> > walls.  Strikes me as odd, but I guess it goes to show the lack of
> > Linux's competitiveness with all the "executive" types.  Is it this
> > way everywhere?
>
> I've worked for a couple of large companies, and the biggest reason cited for
> not using Linux or other OSS is because upper management doesn't have someone
> to point the blame to.  They feel more secure with a proprietary product
> because there is a dedicated company supporting the product instead of what
> they perceive as a bunch of random teenage hackers with most OSS.  Yes you can
> get support contracts from companies like RedHat, but you have to remember
> that Linux is still a relatively young phenomena in the corporate world.  Most
> people didn't have a clue that it even existed until they heard about
> companies like VA Linux, when their stock price shot up to astronomical levels.
> I think that as long as the techies keep pounding away at their managers to
> use better products, then I think we'll make some headway.  If you're in IT
> and you've given up and accepted that you'll have to maintain shoddy and
> expensive software, then you can be certain that management will continue to
> tell you to use shoddy and expensive software.  Remember, the squeaky wheel
> gets the grease.  Keep bitching and whining and hopefully minds in the
> corporate world will eventually change.  Oh, and setup a Linux box on your
> desk to show that you can do practically everything that the NT/2000 box did.
> Exchange server has POP turned on by default so you can use KMail or any other
> POP client to get your "Outlook mail."
> ~M
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