[aklug] Re: Sigh...

I'm on my work computer which says on startup that it can monitor
everything I do. Fortunately I can boot linux from my jump drive :)

I thought about installing it next to windows but gparted isn't
finding the partition.

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Scott A. Johnson
<scott.a.johnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> Two words: =A0Service contract
> Ergo, someone/some vendor to hold accountable when everything comes crash=
ing
> down, along with fancy SLAs. =A0While there are certainly some outfits th=
at
> will sell you a service contract for open source, they're not nearly as
> bountiful as Windows shops.
>
> And I'm writing this on my corporate issued laptop with a "Made for Windo=
ws
> 7" badge that has been downgraded to the corporate-approved Windows 2000
> image complete with IE6! =A0Not even allowed to install FF. =A0I wish I w=
as
> joking........
>
> Scott
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 15:14, Christopher Howard <
> christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:
>
>> Why is it that =A0big corporations are so stuck on using windows and it'=
s
>> crappy software? They pay massive license fees for some cheesy program t=
hey
>> can't replace, and then force all their employees to use it. Why not inv=
est
>> in open source tools that can be built for any platform and modified whe=
n
>> the needs change? Why do we need licensed, closed source junkware to do
>> common stuff like word processing or querying databases? Its so frustrat=
ing
>> to be an open source guy and stuck in this system. And they keep moving =
more
>> and more of our company apps over to Windows only solutions.
>> ARRGGGGG!
>>
>> /end rant
>>
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Received on Wed Jun 22 01:18:43 2011