Technogory

There have been quite a few great articles on how public schools are implementing Linux desktops and Open Source throughout their campuses and finding success. There is even a site that gives you a lot of resources on how to get this done. They are using Open Source counterparts to the typical licensed software provided by 3rd parties and Microsoft to get their work done. Much of this has been in part to the volunteer geeks in the Linux world. Could this be the generation that fosters the planted seed that becomes a Linux revolution?

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I read an interesting article that discusses the recent Microsoft proposition to become a player in the sandbox of open source; i.e. - making their software play nice.  In the article, it quickly went on to point out the notion that “you get what you pay for” and if Linux is free, and Vista costs a lot; Vista must give you more!  A real O/S!  But, I have to point out the problem with this simplistic notion - Linux is not “Free” as in “Free Beer.”  If you believe you get what you pay for, look no further than “Enterprise Linux.”  If you are working in an enterprise environment, and have faced the license costs for support and updates to your “not-so-free” enterprise Linux edition, then you know that this is just not true.

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There was an Open Letter that was forwarded to me, more out of amusement than seriousness, by a colleague.  I read it, and get what is being requested.  It doesn’t mean I agree, or think it warrants any time and effort by Canonical.  Further, right now Mr. Shuttleworth and his investment in Ubuntu should be considered a blessing.  Given the fact that at least in the world of technology I frequent, RedHat is not gaining much foothold, Novell SLES is considered the standard, and Ubuntu is that desktop that lot’s of folks are messing with!

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We have been hit with many blogs about the year of the desktop Linux, Apple beats Linux on the desktop, Linux beats Apple, Window’s wins desktop share, and on and on. It really wears you out to hear all of the opinions. Of course, numbers are used to tell the respective stories - but remember, “liars use numbers and numbers don’t lie!” The real question is, how does any alternate desktop displace Windows hold on medium to large business?

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Wow, take a little vacation, come back, and get inundated with stupid worthless emails! Everyone has been through this mess, you go on vacation and come back and BAM! About a bizillion emails! How did the world continue to function with me off-line? Nothing like taking a trip to the mountains and dumping everything electronic. Yeah, I had my laptop - but didn’t touch email, pagers, or phones.

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