merits of Linux on corporate desktops (was: Linux Flame )

[Stewart Stremler]

begin  quoting Wade Curry as of Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 03:05:04AM -0800:
[snip] 
> The bottom line is what's best for the business. --  Would it be better for
> the business to buy one computer for a row of cubes and have the users sit
> at diskless workstations?

That's what _I_ think, but users typically complain enough to make that
approach less than attractive.

>                            Would it be better for the business to require
> all documents to be created in an open format?  Would it be better for the
> business to save a load of money on software licensing?  Would it be better
> for the business to retire applications that propagate viruses?  Would it be
> wise for a business to ignore those possible benefits because some users
> might not like switching to Linux ?
 
...or some other system.

-Stewart "Anything but Microsoft." Stremler