Re: [school-discuss] Lindows offered to educational sector

[mike eschman <meschman@etc-edu.com>]

hello,

i guess you took me wrong.

companies like lindows make me crazy.

it is a pretty cheesy product from all the evidence we have seen here.  but if 
they say they can do something, the average customer accepts their word, even 
if you can demo, and they can't.

and if someone tries them because they have the big backing -
customer ---> "how can you go wrong with wal-mart/microsoft/ibm/you name it/ 
..."
you get to share the blame later, even if you sounded a warning horn early on.

as for a solution to that -

i'm at a loss, and it makes me a little crazy.

the only satisfaction, a cold comfort, is you can say "well, now you have your 
answer ...

mike eschman, etc ...

On Saturday 18 January 2003 11:26 am, matt@bluelinux.org wrote:
> mike eschman <meschman@etc-edu.com> wrote ..
>
> > hello,
> >
> > not to be too blunt, but what makes you think you have any say in it?
> >
> > lindows probably has better access to schools than you do, as they get
> > $$$ in
> > many more venues, and have wal-mart backing.
> >
> > they can come in and do what they like.
> >
> > be grateful, if it was hp, ibm sun or one of those, they would just hand
> > you
> > your hat and send you home.
> >
> > mike eschman, etc ...
>
> Perhaps I may need to explain myself. I am not worried at all for me or my
> project. My project will continue to strive forward even If I am the only
> one that uses the project on my desktop. I personally am not concerned if
> my project is used. What I am primarly concerned with is Linux moving
> forward into Educational Sectors. So that is fine they have more money and
> compete and get into schools easier. I am not worried about "going out of
> business" because I am not a business. I have no intention of making a
> profit hence the registered non-profit status.
>
> While yes people can do searches on the internet and find all the info they
> need on various distributions and reviews and all why can not a consise
> list/review of the various projects out, that a school can go to and get
> "educated" on the various projects why they exist why so many blah blah
> blah. What my primary concern is the fact that while Lindows may have the
> marketing money and so on I dont they technically are up to snuff. I dont
> want people to get marketing info or something from Lindows use it find
> problems have problems then have to pay for support in order to get a bad
> taste and then possibly never use Linux in the school systems again.
>
> Just my thoughts but you can ignore them if you want. No biggy to me.As I
> am just asking questions.

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