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Myths of Linux on the Desktop (ZDNet)

Myths of Linux on the Desktop (ZDNet)

Posted Apr 25, 2003 21:33 UTC (Fri) by sidboyce (guest, #10891)
In reply to: Myths of Linux on the Desktop (ZDNet) by jjstwerff
Parent article: Myths of Linux on the Desktop (ZDNet)

I agree culture is a hurdle. I have colleagues using Windows to admin Solaris boxes and would use nothing else. They will tell you how easy and great Windows is to use in one breath, then in the next relate all the problems they encounter. Curiously a few days ago a colleague saw me using kermit to a solaris box and asked if I had to do all that to get connected, whereas he could simply use hyperterminal. I replied that I had many ways, then clicked on an icon and brought up gtkterm just to show him what was possible. These same guys find Solaris hard going and a necessary evil to earn a crust. With Linux, I show them I can do all they can do plus many other very neat touches that make the job easier, but they prefer to plod along with Windows.


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