[SATLUG] [going OT] Future Of The Internet

[Hector Bojorquez]

Borries,
I'm all for Linux advocacy...or else I wouldn't be pushing it where I
work..with great results I might add...

With a little help from Tweeks (bow down to Tweeks for we are not worthy) at
XCSSA I fount ntop and installed it on an old box (installed Fedora in an
hour...finding the right libraries for ntop was
another story) in order to monitor our bandwidth usage to make
recommendations for further expansion...And I'm
sure with that success we'll be able to push for more Open Source solutions.
But, by nature and experience, I am a populist and I believe that if the end
user is NOT considered in
all decisions then we're screwed.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Borries Demeler" <demeler at biochem.uthscsa.edu>
To: <satlug at satlug.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 12:58 PM
Subject: [SATLUG] [going OT] Future Of The Internet


> > Give me a break....be thankful you have some sort of gainful employment.
> > I know plenty of folks who are seriously hurting in this economy.
> >
> > There is a serious lack of perspective here.
> > People have lives to lead...people must survive they don't have time to
> > read every manual.
> >
> > If we linux proponents maintain an arrogant elitist stance-- linux will
go
> > the way of the dodo.
>
> I wouldn't characterize linux advocacy as "pushing an arrogant elitist
> stance", although I think there is a certain amount of envy among windows
> users towards those that have worked their way to a working knowledge
> of Linux, which I admit involves a steep learning curve.
>
> The other problem I have is with arguments that defend Windows based
> on employment.  Windows implementations often only exist because nobody
> in the company knows any better. If you are an employee and don't
> help/encourage the company to convert to something better don't whine
> about being dependent on Microsoft-centric employment. I am a firm
> defender of the technical *fact* that Windows is no match for Linux.
>
> Linux is growing and getting better by the day. There is tremendous
> potential in converting. Windows is becoming less of a reasonable option
> every day. BTW, my opinion is based on experience, not on religion.
>
> -Borries
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