____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 20 March 2008 11:52 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Philip on Wednesday 19 March 2008 20:40 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Related:
>>>>
>>>> Did IT work: Putting Linux on desktops
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>> | While Linux servers are now commonplace, the desktop version of the
>>>> | Linux operating system has been slow to penetrate ? particularly in
>>>> | enterprise workgroups.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/d637fe7a-8c95-11dc-b887-0000779fd2ac,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fd637fe7a-8c95-11dc-b887-0000779fd2ac.html%3Fnclick_check%3D1&nclick_check=1
>>>
>>> My experience is that the CIO has to have a "real" companies supporting
>>> "their code". Seems like he wants a scapegoat top go after if it flubs,
>>> even if it is internal IT's fault. For this they are willing to pay
>>> extra for.
>>
>> Yes, but it's a myth. They just need to read the Windows EULA and other
>> similar EULAs of Microsoft products.
>>
>> By the way, more articles about Linux keep coming from the Financial Times
>> (just spotted more). What on earth of going on? :-)
s/of/is/
> I have a slide I use for this, it's essentially the "cost of blame".
> Politics in large organisations is based to a great extent about being
> able to blame someone else when there is a problem.
>
> There is a big fat business opportunity there *now* for companies to
> start offering openoffice.org support, they will be able to rake in the
> "blame" cost from their customers, and both the customer and they will
> benefit from being on open platforms, where the customer owns their data
> and services.
I saw it a while ago (can't remember well and the context). A manager openly
said in an article that he needs someone to blame/sue in case something goes
wrong. Apparently that is now a selection criterion for software.
"Can I sue?" [clue: look at the Windows EULA]
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