Unfortunate Ubuntu media coverage

[Asaf Maruf]

This is an issue that I have been thinking about. The usual scenario is that
companies see value in implementing a Linux based solution. However, the
in-house IT staff is not able to deliver a good solution due to lack of
Linux/FOSS technical skills and the management steps in to revert to a
"known good solution" --- Windows.


Linux gets bad mouthed for no reason at all. The management is not aware of
the technical issues and perceives that Linux as a solution failed.

The unfortunate result is that Linux is unable to get introduced in the
enterprise especially the SME sector.

Asaf






On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Ian Petersen <ispeters-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> This link came through an internal mailing list at work today:
> http://www.wkowtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=9667184
>
> Summary: Lady wants to go back to school, so buys a computer from
> Dell.  The sales guy encourages her to choose Ubuntu over Windows.
> She discovers Ubuntu "won't work" and drops out of school.
>
> Sounds like user error to me (she claimed that Ubuntu couldn't get on
> the net with Verizon), but it's still probably bad press for Ubuntu.
>
> Ian
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