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Time: 14:28 EST/19:28 GMT | News Source: ZDNet UK | Posted By: Robert Stein

Visiting one of Microsoft's open-source seminars during the next few weeks? Here's a print-out-and-keep guide to questions you might care to ask... Microsoft has opened up a new front against Linux with a series of events around Britain in which UK companies are invited to take part in what the company calls 'an open and honest technology discussion' about open-source software

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#1 By 2332 (66.228.91.85) at 6/14/2004 3:56:25 PM
#1 - I certainly hope it's nothing like that. If so, it would consist of lying to Microsoft and justifying these lies by saying that unless we scare Microsoft they will fall into the hands of Satan.

#2 By 6859 (206.156.242.36) at 6/14/2004 4:20:55 PM
450,000 MCSEs worldwide. Of them I know a few, they answer questins when prompted (or know where to look it up if it's wacky).

When I hit up forums, USENET, or the developer of an OSS/Linux application guess what the first thing is out of their mouths?

RTFM

And when I've read the man(ual) pages and all the documentation and that is still no help and I return with the same question, I get:

STFU, n00b

Nice. MS is right on target with that first one. OSS/GNU/Linux zealots are about useless as a technical resource; and the LDP (Linux Documentation Project) is woefully inadequate as well, what's more the LDP is mostly out of date material. Even the documentation provided by major OSS products (like SAMBA) are useless.

Linux can do a lot, but it's greatest hinderance is two fold:

(1) the documentation is lacking; and,
(2) the users are invariably jerks who get off on their power trips.

Fix both those things and you might have something. Until then, it's easier, and cheaper, to stick with Windows.

Oh, and that last quip about viruses/trojans/etc. is just a red herring. Most website defacements that take place are running linux/apache, but they don't want to talk about that...

#3 By 1989 (69.11.240.35) at 6/14/2004 5:55:23 PM
All of their points apply to large businesses. What about the small guys?

I have 30 computers on our network and the majority are used to access our intranet for information. I use Windows 2000 but tell me how the TCO is lower using Windows than *nix??? Both run extremely stable when used for such simple apps. The rest of the systems are mainly used for word processor, spreadsheets, and email. They are rarely sent out to customers so the format is unimportant. How do I justify buying copies of Office at such a high price?

As for support, almost all people in forums (not just open source or Linux) will be negative if you don't search the forum first. Support has nothing to do with whether it open source, Linux, Windows, etc.. What about support for non-Microsoft apps?

I can usually find the answer to most questions in forums or examples much quicker than a call to Microsoft or MCSE. If you don't know a MCSE, then how do you find one? Probably have to search for one and you probably could have found the answer just as quickly.

Most support calls for Windows are probably how to fix what virus/trojan has done. Most of the computers I fix are infested with viruses.

And as for interoperability, I have never had any issue going between OpenOffice and Office. If you have basic word processor document or spreadsheet, they transfer very nicely. I have a feeling that is what most documents are anyway.

All their points may be right for the large businesses but I disagree about small businesses.

#4 By 1989 (69.11.240.35) at 6/14/2004 6:11:13 PM
monkeydog,

The server is yours...

I have been reading this site since the beginning. I'm just not real big on posting.

As for the name, ever play Ultima???

#5 By 8589 (66.169.175.39) at 6/14/2004 8:00:21 PM
Lord British, I think monkeydog is either a teenager, or someone in their twenties.

But besides that, he/she is a troll. This is www.activewin.com not www.activelin.com


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