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On Wed, Aug 07, 2002 at 06:12:40PM +0100, Simon Waters wrote:
"Brough, Tom" wrote:My boss has just called me into his office and asked me to explain "GPL in one sentence".
Free as in free speech, but not as in free beer. :) I am reading the recent Sam Williams biography about Stallman. It clarifies some bits and pieces, I recommend it. http://www.faifzilla.org/
Think of it like the GNU Hurd - it will replace Linux, just not soon.
Pardon? GNU/Linux is unstoppable ! Hurd is waste of effort imho.
I suggest get a CD with OpenOffice on, install it on Linux and Windows, and play with it a bit. Then show your boss a flashy document, and import some Word documents that he'll know. Explain the price (he'll like that) and have some research on support costs (if any).......
The support costs can be a bumph to your salary. ;) Of course there is a support cost!
Simon, realising your next question is training, although to be honest for what most people use of word processors if they know Office they'll just drive it.
I can tell you, it has been an uphill struggle with my parents. It has taken more than a few arguments over the dinner table and what have you to switch to Mozilla from IE and OE ! -Kai -- http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/hendry
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