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Advocacy at the Speed of Light
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| The latest course on the menu is, of course, the Linux.com site. This one is
| the fun one, because we've opened it up to the community to lend their ideas
| on what they'd like to see out on IdeaForge. If you haven't been there yet, I
| highly recommend it, because there's some seriously good ideas on the site.
| Here's the top 5 thus far, in Letterman-like order:
|
| 5. Get the Facts (43 votes): Linux.com should have a "Get the
| facts"-campaign, explaining why Linux really is more useful and
| cost-effective than windows. It would obviously include lots of case
| studies and enterprisey terms.
|
| 4. Get hardware manufacturers to be more supportive of Linux (48 votes):
| Manufacturers of hardware still default to proprietary operating systems.
| Petitions companies to give the options to sell O/S free products so users
| do not need to pay 'proprietary software tax'. Manufacturers also void
| warranties on hardware when Linux is installed, petition them to back
| hardware regardless of O/S like Asus and Toshiba. Reward Linux-compliant
| manufacturers with coverage/support.
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http://ldn.linuxfoundation.org/blog-entry/advocacy-speed-light
LF has just released many promotional Linux videos.
Related:
Microsoft Times is Highly Reliable - honest
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| Even the IT focus is clear: see that kimchi-flavored Windoze Vi$ta, with a
| cute girl in there on a video? Kimchi is good against viruses, and since
| Vista can be considered a huge virus, make sure you eat some when doing the
| Vi$ta.
|
| Ah, just look at the publisher's name in the top right corner. Highly
| Reliable Microsoft. Now there's a thing
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/30/think-inq-reliable
Microsoft Produces New Perspective Over Windows vs. Linux
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| Microsoft has never been that shy about trashing open source operating
| systems in order to boost its own proprietary platforms, and the latest
| perspective over the two products is merely a new chapter in the Windows vs.
| Linux saga. A Microsoft authored comparison involving Windows Server 2008
| Hyper-V and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Hypervisor is available for download
| via the Redmond company's Windows Server Compare.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Produces-New-Perspective-Over-Windows-vs-Linux-88477.shtml
Microsoft arguments against Linux are bollocks
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| Mind you, the bad experience was dubious; in essence a Windows shop acquired
| a smaller company which ran Linux. By rolling out their existing standard
| operating platform they cut costs. Really, the operating system used was
| irrelevant; it’s a no brainer that you will gain efficiency and reduce costs
| by having a standard platform over all your sites.
|
| In the end, to my mind, the solution implemented did not meet the high goals
| the company had in mind. Disappointingly, it’s most likely budget constraints
| were the cause – and if an open source solution had been chosen there could
| have been more bang for buck.
|
| It was a very weak case study. Perhaps it had merits if it were touted
| as “Microsoft designs solution for Video Ezy” but it was not; it was pitched
| as a direct battle between the two operating systems, with Microsoft winning.
| This just was not the case.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17883/1141/
A case study: Video Ezy and Microsoft myths about open source lead to flawed
network
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| A pity; if they’d gone with Linux they could have had the idea central
| administration without the worry of full-blown server operating system
| licenses throughout. If only they hadn’t relied on an anecdote that
| said, “This one time, at a place I used to work ....”
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/17764/1143/
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| "(Microsoft manager:) I don't like the fact that the report show us losing
| on TCO on webservers. I don't like the fact that the report show us losing
| on availability (windows was down more than linux). And I don't like the
| fact that the reports says nothing new is coming with windows .net server."
|
| [...]
|
| "I don't like it to be public on the doc that we sponsored it because I
| don't think the outcome is as favorable as we had hoped. I just don't like
| competitors using it as ammo against us. It is easier if it doesn't mention
| that we sponsored it."
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http://slated.antitrust.org/www.iowaconsumercase.org/011607/9000/PX09695.pdf
Reviewing a Microsoft anti-Linux case study
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| The answer is that neither Linux nor Solaris nor any other Unix variant is
| mentioned in this report; Microsoft simply hung an anti-Linux label on a
| very carefully worded story about a pair of committed Microsoft partners,
| HP and Accenture, getting together with Microsoft to sell rather simple
| technology to a willing customer - whose employers, I think, should be
| seriously embarrassed.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy/index.php?p=739
Microsoft's 'Get The Facts' Linux Site Replaced
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| Microsoft has decided to axe its "Get The Facts" site, instead replacing it
| with a less corrosive "Compare" page that compares Windows and Linux in a
| less confrontational way.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Microsofts_Get_The_Facts_Linux_Site_Replaced/1187900795#c945286
A Pre-BRM Miscellany
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| Google searches for "ODF" and "OpenDocument" or even "noooxml" are now
| returning sponsored links with phrases like "Learn the truth about the
| standard for interoperability" that lead you to a pro-OOXML petition on
| Microsoft's faux OOXML community site. For example, try this query.
|
| Let's see if I understand how this pay-per-click system works. Every time I
| click these sponsored links, money gets transferred out of some pro-OOXML
| supporter's bank account and is sent to Google? These seems the expensive
| route to go, but there is some logic to it. A look at Google Trends shows
| that Google queries for "ODF" far outnumber queries for "OOXML".
|
| On the other side, at the real <NO>OOXML petition, the count stands at 82,422
| signatures. Apparently they did not need to trick people into visiting their
| web site.
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http://www.robweir.com/blog/2008/02/pre-brm-miscellany.html
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