What If I Get Hit By a Bus? | Linux Today

What If I Get Hit By a Bus?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 11, 2007

“After reading Marc Wagner’s post ‘Don’t be fooled, Linux is not
free,’ I was struck by a few items. First and foremost, Marc is
right. Linux is not a panacea. It doesn’t take away the cost of
doing business and it certainly requires a degree of expertise,
just as Windows, Mac, and every other flavor of OS out there do.
The majority of the network I run is Windows-based since that plays
to my users’ greatest strengths, as well as my greatest expertise
in terms of administration. My .nix understanding is certainly
growing, as is my respect for the set of platforms, but I’m still
not at a point where I can bring a large percentage of my users
onboard with any incarnation of Linux and address their
requirements, needs, and training as well as I can with
Windows…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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