Hi! I think one good reason for using free software is that you don't need to put any efforts in administrating licenses. If you go for Windows you normally get the OS with the computer but all other program you should buy separate licenses for. Maybe you buy some of the additional programs at the same time you buy the computer, sometimes you just transfer the programs from an old one. Sometimes you need a program quickly, you borrow the CD from a colleague and then forget to buy you own license. I think most of you know what a trouble it is to stay legal. In short: you save money and work and you stay legal. /Nils-Olov On Friday 02 August 2002 17.07, Alex Daniloff wrote:
Hello SuSE folks,
One big company management is thinking about developing new software product for engineering applications. This software should include database, web and desktop interfaces. There are two possible choices of OS for this product. Ether they should go with Windoze or make a leap into Linux. Windoze is less stable and more spendy on license costs and cost of additional software for DB and so on and so forth, The company has commercial support from M$ and their executive droids more familiar with Windows. Money is not a big issue for them in this case.
What arguments other than cost and license fees can be made to convence executives to give Linux a try.
Thank you in advance for all thought and conciderations or other sources of information.
Alex