__/ [ nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] on Sunday 09 July 2006 08:55 \__
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> Reader Carla says, "It's true that when my tech coordinator broached
> the possibility of switching to Open Source a few years ago, I wasn't
> receptive. When it was forced on me, though, I discovered that it
> wasn't a big switch. It's like driving someone else's car: at first
> things seem strange, but once you get used to it, you find you can
> still get where you're going. The students had almost no trouble making
> the adjustment. Some especially appreciated the opportunity to load the
> software on their home computers, legally and without cost, so that
> they could continue their schoolwork at home. I am now telling everyone
> how good this experience has been. There's no evangelist like a recent
> convert, right?)."
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> http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/smb/2006/012903.html
I sent this to PJ 2 days ago, but here is the quote that I liked better:
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| You probably agree with me that running Windows XP on a 1.4GHz PIII would
| make that user unhappy. And yet that's the server for the Linux system
| driving 16 stations (they'll double that next year).
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http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/smb/2006
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