On 2014-04-17 19:45, John Andersen wrote:
On 4/17/2014 10:38 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
They can say that the free software camp is not professional enough and that mission critical tasks should not be allowed to run in Linux.
Can you see anyone getting away with that without looking ridiculous?
Yes, absolutely. There are Microsoft infested/invested shops where this mentality exists and is heavily enforced every day.
I know. I have met some of them.
Do they look ridiculous? Perhaps to you and me, but not to their bosses and their bosses' boss.
Absolutely.
You have no idea how much idiocy abounds in some big organizations.
Consider also that many professionals prefer to use software backed by a company, and follow their recommendations to the letter. If something fails and the company they installed this software is damaged, they point to the company that created the software. Provided they followed their instructions to the letter, they are safe. Their bosses/employees can sue that company if they want... and will probably fail. They are not silly, there is a provision that says something about the software not being valid for any purpose whatsoever, or words to that effect. If they install something like Linux, it is their asses that get burnt. Of course, probably there are variations of both ways of thinking depending on countries and legal systems. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)