[oclug] GTECH Week / IBM / Linux?

[Martin Labelle]

I did not have any question in mind, I was just wondering what people with
many years working with linux had to say abut the IBM view. I went to learn
more about the opportunities. I am unemployed and the windows world being so
saturated I needed to now more. In short, they think that in about 5 years
the competiotion will append at the desktop too, not just the server.

Does any one know company that use it as an office OS to run office type
application (word, excel, email...) in ottawa?

Martin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris H" <chris123 at magma.ca>
To: "General Membership Discussion List" <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca>
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [oclug] GTECH Week / IBM / Linux?


> On Thursday 04 November 2004 13:51, Martin Labelle wrote:
> > All,
> >
> > Anyone  went to the GTECH week lat month and attended the IBM/Linux
> > presentation?
> >
> > What are your toughts on there view of linux on the desktop?
>
> Yes I was there and I have a bias of course as I was working the Novell
Booth
> for SLES9. In short, its a viable alternative. The issue however is not
the
> viability of the various offering rather the migration effort and
deployment
> scenario.
>
> Perhaps if you can provide some details of your concerns or issues a more
> direct response would be more fruitfull. Otherwise responses from this
list
> will be most generic.
>
> Regards
>
> /ch
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