And so it starts
Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
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Never gonna happen - think cost effectiveness
tamuhockey | 09/20/04
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True...
Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
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I'm not clear on what you're getting at
Chad_z | 09/20/04
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Yes, but if you don't convert them someone else will.
DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
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Target-rich environment
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/20/04
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Sounds like FORD
Roger Ramjet | 09/21/04
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I've seen and do that as well.
Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
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hmm, Windows95/98?
balsover | 09/20/04
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Actually
Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
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Small Business
Roger Ramjet | 09/21/04
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And all MS can do is...
dnirG_ot_xA_oN | 09/20/04
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That makes me happy
Martin Marvinski | 09/20/04
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Not that Debian is a bad distro...
Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
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Agreed...
Martin Marvinski | 09/20/04
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I disagree...Sort of...
LazLong | 09/21/04
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Switching
SC-man | 09/21/04
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Small as in no market share?
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
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2^2^2^2^2 looks small, too..
Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
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Oh, you fell for it,,,
Martin Marvinski | 09/20/04
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I know, I'm in the mood for a "Bittyathon"
Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
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Remember when Microsoft had 0% market share ...
Judas I. | 09/20/04
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I remember..
Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
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they (Novell) had a decent product
balsover | 09/20/04
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Good point.. I do remember that, now, too..
Xunil_Sierutuf | 09/20/04
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It depends on if MS has learned from Novell's example.
balsover | 09/20/04
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The majority of people work in small businesses.
DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
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No
IT_User | 09/20/04
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Ants outweigh elephants
Yagotta B. Kidding | 09/20/04
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are you a paid microsoft evangelist/agitator
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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replied to what?
balsover | 09/20/04
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balsover, are you no_ax as well, or unable to extrapolate context?
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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most people reply
balsover | 09/20/04
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Netscape - 72; Microsoft - 18
Linux_Developer | 09/22/04
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They are going to need a supplier
StorageGuru | 09/20/04
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Agreed.
Anton Philidor | 09/20/04
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Can't argue that. Simple is required.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
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It's actually very simple
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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Re: Can't argue that. Simple is required.
none none | 09/20/04
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You underestimate the small businessman's intelligence
Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
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As a consultant I would say your wrong.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
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what if linux is very simple to implement and very good
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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I have
balsover | 09/20/04
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I'm confused, you were talking like an IT manager, now 'man in the street'
hipparchus2000 | 09/21/04
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You need to update...
Martin Marvinski | 09/21/04
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You're right about that
IT_User | 09/20/04
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It's easier for a small business to convert
Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
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Until they need support...
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
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Unless they actually LOOK for support...
Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
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depends on where you live
balsover | 09/20/04
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Well actually...
Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
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I was commenting on your statement, not the article.
balsover | 09/20/04
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ah yeah, ms support is right up there
V Sanders | 09/20/04
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When was the last time that you tried to call SuSE Einstein?
balsover | 09/20/04
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Windows XP with it's Fisher Price front end is a lot easier to install....
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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How about Slackware, SuSe and Redhat?
balsover | 09/20/04
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this can be said for grandma and MS too
Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
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looking for libpopt.0 is the same as HP printers?
balsover | 09/20/04
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Well... Einstein, as you put it
Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
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I guess you lose the argument: "You are really full of sh*t, aren't you?"
hipparchus2000 | 09/21/04
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Never in 5 years...
Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
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until you look at your packaging and find the telephone number for support
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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have you tried calling SuSE lately?
balsover | 09/20/04
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that obviously is a scientific study and
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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Then who would you suggest
balsover | 09/20/04
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this was known to the greeks
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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No one lives in a vacuum
balsover | 09/20/04
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The key word in your arguement: Compatible
Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
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the accountant example != excel spreadsheets
balsover | 09/20/04
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maybe it's just me...
Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
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you are right, it is just you.
balsover | 09/20/04
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yeah, guess thats why the company actually made money then..
Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
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No, I just understand
balsover | 09/20/04
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Yes but...
seosamh_z | 09/20/04
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Again, don't underestimate the intelligence of a small business owner
Michael Kelly | 09/20/04
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One disagreement
seosamh_z | 09/20/04
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people want to UNINSTALL applications they do not want need
V Sanders | 09/20/04
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Other than the stupid browser, what can't you uninstall?
balsover | 09/20/04
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I've never met one.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
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Jeez, where is your head at, Notepad is an enormous 66,048 bytes!
balsover | 09/20/04
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Hey, I am agreeing. It's a stupid argument.
No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/04
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I know, I was being sarcastic toward him
balsover | 09/20/04
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sarcasm ill befits a fool
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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okay, where is the expliot in notepad?
balsover | 09/20/04
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you mean you haven't patched?
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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notepad was a straw man brought up by NoAX the MSevangelist
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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say there are 60 meg of apps you don't need for a server
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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reality hurts those who live in fantasy world
balsover | 09/20/04
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You have 10x more problems with MS, and you can't remove what you don't use
DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
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This list was not complete
balsover | 09/20/04
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Linux is the kernel. SUSE cd has thousands of packages on it.
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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RE: Linux is the kernel. SUSE cd has thousands of packages on it.
SC-man | 09/21/04
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MTBF calculations
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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So which server are you talking about?
balsover | 09/20/04
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what are you on "Even your Rsync backup solution"
hipparchus2000 | 09/21/04
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Okay so I went and looked up
Linux User 147560 | 09/20/04
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Sys admins hate the bolted applications they can NOT remove.
DonnieBoy | 09/20/04
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Unless they need support?
quietkey | 09/20/04
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that's why they employ staff who know the systems they're working on
hipparchus2000 | 09/20/04
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the intelligent ones that is...
Monkey_MCSE | 09/20/04
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We did Linux
terry flores | 09/20/04
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People like me make Linux possible for SB.
Yen_z | 09/21/04
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Accounting software and Linux
mrnet@... | 09/30/04
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