Re: [LUG] Simian evolution on redhat 7.0?

[kevin bailey <kev.bailey@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

yep - when providing solutions to SME's it makes much more sense to 
stick a postres/linux box in a corner of their office rather than the 
more expensive and unreliable SQL server/windows.

also - by not having a GUI interface the clients don't fiddle with the 
machine and break it!!!

kev


John Horne wrote:
> On 05-Mar-2002 at 12:00:56 Alex Charrett wrote:
>
> > What that does mean however is that we have CDE at the desktop on Sun 
> > Rays which does generally seem to work well with Applixware/Staroffice.  
> I think most (all?) people on this list will agree that the unix/linux
> desktop is getting better and better. As, I think, Matthew was getting at,
> at some point people (e.g. 'management') will suddenly realise that there
> are alternatives, and that is does work, is good, and costs less! They will
> then perhaps wonder why they have spent a small (or large) fortune on
> software that in comparison does not seem so good. We already read in the
> computing press of companies, and local government offices running linux
> boxes in order to save money. I don't see this as a 'cheap alternative' but
> a realisation that there is a working alternative to Microsoft. I also see it
> as being something which is likely to expand to more and more companies,
> departments, etc :-) In that respect I eagerly await the 'realisation' here
> amongst the management :-)
>
>
>
> John.
>
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