On Fri, 29 Aug 1997, Stephen Zander wrote: > > I think that MS will have to do this within a few years anyway. no > > commercial OS will be able to compete with the free operating systems > > like linux or freebsd. Linux isn't playing catch-up anymore, and hasn't > > done for at least a year...it's now already better/faster/more reliable > > than the commercial OSes, and development proceeds at a phenomenal rate. > > Speaking as some-one whose always worked in the Commercial (ie Corporate) > sphere (and not trying to flame), you miss the subtle but key problem with > free software in a corporate environment.... > > ...There's no-one to scream-at/sue/blame if something doesn't work.
There are companies that sell Linux with support. They charge more for it than the average cd-seller, but they say "hey, if it doesn't work, we'll fix it" and they are the ones you can scream-at/sue/blame if it doesn't work. Remco -- System Error, hit any user to continue -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
