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From: James Youngman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Shawn McMahon
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Daniel Grisinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, May 07, 1998 3:51 AM
Subject: Re: Linux on Dell PCs (fwd)
> Shawn> Well, sure. But would they be willing (or able) to provide
> Shawn> support for it?
>
>Well, that's not the point, is it?
For you, me, and everybody else with delusions of SysGodHood, it's probably
not the point, but for Joe Sixpack or even Joe CorporateSuit, it's part of
the point.
I've been building computers for at least part of my living for 12 years,
and I pride myself on my ability to fix any problem that comes up, but I
still make use of technical support from the manufacturer from time to time.
At my present company, that's why we use IBM PC servers and Gateway
desktops, and why we *DON'T* do business with Dell anymore. (Email
privately, anybody who wants to discuss why, it's not on-topic at all and
there will be folks who disagree with me.)
*I* know that I could build a kick-ass server with Linux on it, and support
it myself, and keep components available for immediate swap in case of a
problem. But, there's no way in the world I could convince my manager to
allow me to do this.
One reason we use Windows NT instead of Linux on our servers is because the
manufacturer of those servers (IBM) will support NT, but won't support
Linux. This is important to my manager, it's important to the CFO/COO, and
it's important to our auditors. Thus, by extension, it's also important to
our shareholders and the State Insurance Commission in several states.
Me, I don't give a rat's ass; but I'm outvoted a few thousand to one. :-)
I don't think I'm alone in this. Without support, it's a harder sell.
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