Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Mar 19 19:55:20 CDT 2009
Hi Susan: Just got back and have to leave tomorrow until Tuesday so a quick one... Yes, I do a bit of Open Source support. Ubuntu Linux is my favourite desktop OS, along with Sun Office, kmail(mail/contact/etc...), Samba (Linux to Windows network support), FireFox (internet) etc. I have created an ISO disk, using Ubuntu, along with a collection of Open Source and Linux supported packages that allows me to install a full system on any computer in an hour or less. It is great for clients who want to utilize their old computers and put a new system onboard with all the latest features. I can then sell computers on Craig's List, just give them away on FreeCycle or maybe offer them to a school. The latest version of Ubuntu is very refined, simple to use and if a client is having problems I can just remote-in and check things out. I think it is such a waste of good hardware, that's only problem is it just can not run the latest Windows OS. I think someone with a little more energy could make quite a profitable business out of refurbishing old computers in a similar style. Jim -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:47 AM To: DBA Tech List Subject: [dba-Tech] Open source trend -- seeking opinions and insight I'm writing about open source -- in short, the trend and why -- seems money is the motivator, but once in place, orgs benefit from the flexibility and reduced dependency on vendors. If you're supporting open source, would you comment? I'd like to hear your views -- good and bad. Thanks! Susan H. _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com