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Re: [PLUG] OT: Linux Business Forum
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I agree with you Fred, mostly anyway. In order for Linux to truly be taken
seriously it needs to cost $$$. Since it's free to acquire, the $$$ needs
to be in the form of services and expertise, not in right to use
licensing. Budgets to get cut if they aren't used - but in this climate -
budgets are geting cut anyway. Managers NEVER want to cut staff. Most
would rather lose their right arm. The 2 major metrics for a manager are
number of people they manage and size of their budget. So if you can offer
a manager a solution that fits their (now reduced budget) yet allows them
to keep headcount even - well, that guy is going to be happy.
You on the otherhand - are working in academia - so salaries are already
lower - unless you bring in research grant monies.
-my thoughts
>> There was a recent post on other (non-linux) x86 unixes, because
>> someone's boss didn't think Linux was a supportable OS. I didn't get
>> to read all the
>
> The really ironic thing I'm finding about OS vs. commercial is that the
> commercial stuff is usually better career-wise for the admins.
>
> The upper management could really shave off some cost savings by using
> linux, but they don't really get it. The admins can guarantee more jobs
> for themselves and their friends if they push the commercial stuff b/c
> the department budget gets cut if it isn't all spent, and it's easier to
> justify more jobs on the commercial side as well. However, most of the
> linux advocates seem to be those who's jobs would be threatened if linux
> really caught on.
>
> Kind of funny; I think. :)
>
> Fred
>
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