I think Marcel's books are inspiring and I buy and read them, and act on them. Recommended!
Having said that, my company is a good example of Marcel's target. We are small (100 people in 4 countries) and techie (we have competent and motivated Linux techs, managed by me, a CTO who likes Linux). And yet we have not rolled out large numbers of Linux desktops.
Why not?
1 - User resistance. Cries and shouts from users and "We do not have time for that now" from techs. I think this is a simple one to overcome an
The OS is solid, Security is great - better than Windows.
Sorry, you make the same error as so many/. folks with unsubstantiated beliefs. Unless/until the kernel and applications go through formal auditing and have had literally millions of users pounding away and thousands of script kiddies attacking, then DON'T for an instance think that Linux provides more security. Read some of the unbiased, respectable papers on the topic. You are very, very much mis-informed.
Sorry, you make the same error as so many/. folks with unsubstantiated beliefs. Unless/until the kernel and applications go through formal auditing and have had literally millions of users pounding away and thousands of script kiddies attacking, then DON'T for an instance think that Linux provides more security. Read some of the unbiased, respectable papers on the topic. You are very, very much mis-informed
The OS is solid: I have seen no papers countering this. Further, I and my company have run Linux on servers and workstations since 1998, and uptime is "infinite" - they are very very solid. On the client PC's, multitasking is much more solid than even under Windows XP. The OS is open, making it more solid too, since issues can be addressed more easily.
Security is better than Windows: but it is, and not just becuase hardly anyone writes viruses and worms for it. You are missing a main benefit os OSS: that it is open. Issues are addressed more rapidly than by MS.
Linux desktops - I am using one. Pros and cons. (Score:3, Insightful)
Having said that, my company is a good example of Marcel's target. We are small (100 people in 4 countries) and techie (we have competent and motivated Linux techs, managed by me, a CTO who likes Linux). And yet we have not rolled out large numbers of Linux desktops.
Why not?
1 - User resistance. Cries and shouts from users and "We do not have time for that now" from techs. I think this is a simple one to overcome an
Re:Linux desktops - I am using one. Pros and cons. (Score:0)
Re:Linux desktops - I am using one. Pros and cons. (Score:2)
- The OS is solid: I have seen no papers countering this. Further, I and my company have run Linux on servers and workstations since 1998, and uptime is "infinite" - they are very very solid. On the client PC's, multitasking is much more solid than even under Windows XP. The OS is open, making it more solid too, since issues can be addressed more easily.
- Security is better than Windows: but it is, and not just becuase hardly anyone writes viruses and worms for it. You are missing a main benefit os OSS: that it is open. Issues are addressed more rapidly than by MS.
I stand by what I said. Michael