RE: _[vox]_ACM_article:_'Study:_IT_Budgets_Opening_Up_to_Linux'

[Dave Henley <MAPSdave@nerdbooks.com>]

Rusty -
I have good news and bad news for you:

Bad News:
Bob is working undercover for us to recover as many
used books as possible out in the marketplace.

Good News:
You'll be able to buy used books (probably ones that you're 
particularly interested in) very cheaply in the near future.


Hope all's well with all of you.

Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: Rusty Minden [mailto:clownsinc@home.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 10:00 PM
To: vox@franz.mother.com
Subject: Re:_[vox]_ACM_article:_'Study:_IT_Budgets_Opening_Up_to_Linux'


At work we use LINUX for billing and the Billing IT Staff use LINUX on the 
Lab side (Where I work) we just installed LINUX on our first PC. I am the 
only person who knows jack about LINUX on the Lab side, but after installing

SuSE 7.2 all Bob (One the the IT guys) could do was say wow I had no idea 
LINUX was this far along. I have loaned him some books and who knows this
may 
be the start of something good. 

This only happended because of a request of a Doctor (I am looking to find 
out who he is :-)).

Rusty

On Wednesday 22 August 2001 09:23 pm, you wrote:
> Of course, over time, more and more companies "get
> it". Usually, because of factors like market share,
> etc. It *is* a lot funner to work for a company that's
> already "on board" rather than a company that's not.
> The pigs won't fly until they smell sufficient amounts
> of dollars...
> ERic
>
> > Been there, done that.  I've given up trying to make
> > a dent in
> > corporate attitudes.  It's like trying to teach pigs
> > to fly.
> > I think anyone who has gone through this will know
> > what I mean.
> >
> > Instead, my intent is to work with organizations
> > that already
> > "get it", and help them use open source solutions to
> > gain
> > competitive advantages over those who don't.
> >
> > -- Rod
> > http://www.sunsetsystems.com/
>
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