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Re: [PLUG] OT: Linux Business Forum
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W. Chris Shank (chris.shank@acetechgroup.com) wrote this on 10 15, 02 at 20:59:
> I agree with you Fred, mostly anyway. In order for Linux to truly be taken
> seriously it needs to cost $$$.
"You get what you pay for". Direct quote from one of the guys in my
department, who is an AIX consultant who is on site 2 days a week.
This from a guy who is an reseller of IBM equipment, who is probably the
biggest backer of Linux out there today.
> 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
Employees are probably the costliest item in a departmental budget, between
yearly salary and benefits. And one of the places where cuts take
place. That's why it's so hard to get a tech job these days.
> 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.
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