--- Vinayak Hegde vinayak_hegde@mail.softhome.net wrote:
The Pirated OS people are using is not *FREE*. It's illegal. Notify M$ and they get caught. This is particularly true for corporates as compared to home users. No it doesn't. Probably they are at the mercy of the properietary vendor who sells them the software.
my friend - its the vendors who are at the mercy of the clients - there is so little business!!Enterprises have nvr had it so good!
The OS comes *virtually free* as people pay through their nose for the Hardware.
and boy..is it good hardware! ever seen a blade server? I havent - but i hear they are real cool! ;-)
It is not just a question of playing around with the software, it's also about maintainence. Imagine a scenario in which you need desperate help for a printer driver (remember RMS :)) ) and you don't have the source code. You wait till the concerned service person becomes free or agrees to come over to solve the problem. Meanwhile you have lost lots of your business and your customers have ditched you. With linux you can always get some local hacker to help you or mail on this mailing list to get help. Can we say the same for HP-UX/Solaris/XYZ Corp.??
3 things - clients usually sign a SLA,so vendors are bound to reply within a stipulated time. second, that client is stupid...if printing is so critical, he would have alternatives available... third..who would u trust..an unknown hacker who doesnt kow the printer or a service engineer who knows all about that printer?
There are lots of them. I myself have installed a front-office/ backoffice user base of 300 people recently. They are all using it happily and compliment us on the increase in their productivity, thanks to GNU/Linux and FS/OSS.
is it a banking app where every second of downtime costs lakhs?
Haven't you read the disclaimers?? And if their service is so prompt why are people starting to prefer linux?? I agree the linux service segment in this country is weak but it is picking up slowly but surely hence BILLY boys visit to India
WHY THIS FIXATION WITH MS? Linux competes with AIX/Solaris/HP-UX in the server market more than MS...so quit thinking of MS!!!
And what disclaimers are you referring to? Enterprises are not fools...they spend money but know how to squeeze the last out of you,and they will make ur life miserable if you dont stick to your promises - take it from me - i've been dealing with them for years now.
get real!
regds, Kishor
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