Hi all!
I've just send a comment to Jesse Berst, the author of the whole mess, so
I think, that it makes sens to send a Cc to debian-users.
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"I've chosen Linux and I'm not afraid about my, and its future"
I'm working on Warsaw University of Technology, and I'm dealing with
digital processing of biomedical signals.
I have written some programs for on-line acquisition and processing of
such signals, which are used in labs and hospitals.
For my work I have used DOS, and later MS Windows, until
I finally moved to Linux.
The reasons were:
1) Reliability - It appeared that Linux is much more stable then MS
Windows.
2) Possibility of obtaining almost ANY information about "how does it
work" - just from the source code or it's author. It is very important,
when something doesn't work an I don't why.
3) Support
You heve written "there's no single company behind Linux. No single source
of support."
I agree with this sentence. And that's why I have chosen Linux.
There are many source of support and it's much better.
The company may always stop supporting of any of its products
(there were such cases...). And then I stay without the source code, and
without any chance to improve or fix it.
The Linux source code is widely available, so it will be improved as long,
as there are people interested in it.
I tried to use the so called "support" of some commercial software
companies (I wouldn't like to mention their names),
as a registred user of their products.
Sometimes I was sending them an exact bug report, and didn't received even
a simple "Thank you". No chance for any "workaround suggestion". It seemed
to me that it's me who is supporting the software manufacturer as a "beta
tester".
Whenever I experience any problems with Linux, it is enough to
send the posting to the mailing list or news group to obtain help
from some "sources of support". And as a "final instance" I have the
source code...
4) Of course the costs. Linux is free, so I can legally prepare the
computer system considering only costs of the hardware.
The only problem I can see is that "some" companies, beeing afraid of
Linux, are trying to force hardware vendors to hide architecture
specification, limiting possibilities of writing device drivers for free
operating systems. Of course I mean the infamous "I2O SIG" initiative...
With best regards
Wojtek Zabolotny
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> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 03:15:02 -0500 (EST)
> > > From: Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: Team AnchorDesk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: Fired for Linux? / Win98 Now / Hot Products
> > >
> > > __________Berst Alert____________________
> > > COULD YOU GET FIRED FOR CHOOSING LINUX?
> > >
> > >
> http://www.zdnet.com/chkpt/adt0216ba/www.anchordesk.com/story/story_1774.htm
> l
> > >
> > > Linux fanatics cite the freeware operating system
> > > as a viable alternative to Windows NT. Sure it has
> > > technical merits, but can it pass the all-important
> > > "cover your backside" test? Seems to me that championing
> > > Linux could be a CLM (career-limiting move) at many
> > > large corporations. For your own sake, keep this
> > > in mind when reading the glowing articles about its
> > > growing popularity. Links, stats and other career-protecting
> > > information await you at the site.
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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