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Cost could be a reason to switch to Linux.
But it wouldn't necessarily be the right one. If a district switched to Linux and Open Source in times of tight budgets would they switch back in times of plenty? Just because Linux is free as in beer doesn't make the issue of using it a non-technical one. Using Open Source or not is a technical as well as cost issue. It involves long-term thinking though. The reason people, administrations and organizations migrate to Open Source and Linux will change over time as the IT climate changes. The last holdouts will be isolated in silos of proprietary formats. They won't have much choice by that time.
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Cost could be a reason to switch to Linux.  kozmcrae | 03/22/09
Cost is not the reason to use linux  araknos | 03/27/09
Security and Reliability.  TripleII | 03/22/09
Not just your experience  Richard Flude | 03/22/09
I couldn't have put it better myself.  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/23/09
Another me too  Roger Ramjet | 03/23/09
Welll .....  Linux_4u! | 03/23/09
opposite experience for me  patibulo | 03/23/09
re: patibulo  WarhavenSC | 03/23/09
Interesting....  Dave32265 | 03/23/09
Don't bother....  storm14k | 03/23/09
probably....  Dave32265 | 03/23/09
missing the point  patibulo | 03/24/09
Funny....  Dave32265 | 03/24/09
Many windoze users complain about that too  InAction Man | 03/23/09
true  patibulo | 03/24/09
Apparently you don't know what GOOGLE is.....  devlin_X | 03/23/09
read carefully my post  patibulo | 03/24/09
OEM Linux is fine for anyone...  devlin_X | 03/24/09
Seems to be my experience as well...  Linux User 147560 | 03/25/09
I am the OEM.  TripleII | 03/23/09
So what do you say when they have these problems with Windows?  storm14k | 03/23/09
Then you don't know linux.....  linux for me | 03/23/09
wow, just wow  tmsbrdrs | 03/24/09
linux is for the good  araknos | 03/27/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  perspectoff | 03/22/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  Chris Blessing | 03/22/09
Richard Stallman  obvio.capitao@... | 03/23/09
price not a problem in poor countries  patibulo | 03/23/09
the one they like the most  tmsbrdrs | 03/24/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  scouser73 | 03/23/09
I find this difficult to believe.  ye | 03/23/09
I don't know there.......  James Quinn | 03/23/09
What does this have to do with my post? (nt)  ye | 03/23/09
I think...  patibulo | 03/23/09
Well "IF" a school system sees the value in Open Source  James Quinn | 03/23/09
I'm not sure you understand what I object to.  ye | 03/23/09
I am not to sure ye  NoThomas | 03/23/09
The reference was to "Students and Teachers".  ye | 03/23/09
All I'm saying is it is viable....  James Quinn | 03/23/09
I agree it's viable. But that has nothing to do with what I wrote.  ye | 03/23/09
Thank you, ye!  Ole Man | 03/23/09
Helen Keller never saw the color red either. (NT)  kozmcrae | 03/23/09
Do you have something to back this?  storm14k | 03/23/09
Not my claim to support. That burden in on Chris' shoulders.  ye | 03/23/09
It's almost impossible...  Dave32265 | 03/23/09
I would say the numbers are essentially insignificant.  ye | 03/23/09
Perhaps the issue here is differences in each other's concept  Michael Kelly | 03/23/09
I brought that point up with ye...  storm14k | 03/23/09
If you are grasping at straws  eb276 | 03/23/09
When you're collecting gold nuggets  InAction Man | 03/23/09
Good one Inaction!  eb276 | 03/23/09
Insignificant wrt to the number of people who own or buy...  ye | 03/23/09
I'm not questioning his claim.  storm14k | 03/23/09
Of course not  eb276 | 03/23/09
The burden of proof rests with the person making the claim.  ye | 03/23/09
Wrong......  linux for me | 03/23/09
Wrong  ITLeader | 03/24/09
claims made  tmsbrdrs | 03/24/09
Try again  eb276 | 03/24/09
RE: Try Again  tmsbrdrs | 03/24/09
The point is  eb276 | 03/24/09
Again, read my post  tmsbrdrs | 03/24/09
OK  eb276 | 03/24/09
A well-funded school should have a mix  Michael Kelly | 03/23/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  anonymousx2 | 03/23/09
eke, not eek  jdoe2000 | 03/23/09
re:Is Linux only for the poor?  richdave | 03/23/09
Only for the poor of time  sparkkkey | 03/23/09
Apparentely not  InAction Man | 03/23/09
Yes  eb276 | 03/23/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  Loverock Davidson | 03/23/09
Linux for the poor of pocket  Alan Smithie | 03/23/09
Or the Enthusiast DIYer  Alan Smithie | 03/23/09
Even the poor don't want Linux  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/23/09
Truth be told, Microsoft secretly LOVES Linux  Ole Man | 03/23/09
Let them continue to pay MS...  storm14k | 03/23/09
Windows has become synonymous with "real" computers  ChrisOPeterson | 03/23/09
Real computers........  Alan Smithie | 03/23/09
Rich and Poor  Altotus | 03/23/09
Read my earlier posts  tmsbrdrs | 03/24/09
If this were true...  devlin_X | 03/24/09
Linux is for people who want to save money legally  terry flores | 03/23/09
I'd like to work for a place that thinks the way you do.....  devlin_X | 03/26/09
I guess Google must be poor?  whisperycat | 03/23/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  tonymcs@... | 03/23/09
Exactly! Google, IBM they are too poor. Linux is all they can afford.  InAction Man | 03/24/09
I think the article was referring mainly to Desktop Linux  juantar | 03/24/09
doubt  tmsbrdrs | 03/24/09
Thank you, I stand corrected (nt)  juantar | 03/27/09
ratio  pogson | 03/23/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  The Rifleman | 03/23/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  dgrainge | 03/23/09
MS hides behind Akamai? OLD  dgrainge | 03/23/09
multiculturalism concerning OS'es  capricornus | 03/24/09
High Street Linux  whisperycat | 03/24/09
You should write a book  Ole Man | 03/25/09
An example of why NOT to run open source  dog15bert | 03/24/09
Any details on what happened there?  InAction Man | 03/24/09
Baseless FUD  whisperycat | 03/24/09
Go to DPI's website  dog15bert | 03/24/09
Details please!  InAction Man | 03/24/09
Can only tell what I know  dog15bert | 03/24/09
That server must be serving windows malware. The problem is the content  InAction Man | 03/24/09
Did you know.... Microsoft uses linux servers?  devlin_X | 03/25/09
Telling what you know doesn't amount to much then  whisperycat | 03/24/09
Ooops, posted reply to main thread initially - is that an Open Source issue  whisperycat | 03/24/09
It is difficult to explain  Ole Man | 03/25/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  pchenthill | 03/25/09
Is Microsoft only for the rich?  whisperycat | 03/25/09
Shaun the Sheep  The Management consultant | 03/27/09
It is just a matter of skills, linux saves your time!  araknos | 03/28/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  The Management consultant | 03/27/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  dadogg2 | 03/31/09
RE: Is Linux only for the poor?  cocococo013 | 11/16/09

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