[K12OSN] Linux cut off

[KJ]

I hate to say this, but the business teachers are right <duck>. 

<slowly lifts head back up> Now before anyone kicks me off the list, let 
me explain and give a quick anecdote.  I spend 98% of my working time 
consulting with companies in the manufacturing sector, mostly $50 
million/year and smaller (US dollars).  M$ is the defacto standard.  
However, I have found some very good and interesting uses for OSS 
(mostly Linux) in the backoffice.  One of my clients has saved his small 
company somewhere between $150,000 and $200,000 (US) in licensing fees 
by installing Linux/Samba/Winbind servers to handle file storage.  I 
think this is a fantastic idea AND it shows management that IT really 
does care and wants to help save where they can, AND that OSS is stable 
and ready for the "big time".  I realize that I'm probably speaking to 
the proverbial choir, but I had to toss in my coins. 

best to all,
KJ

Jason wrote:

> The business teachers seemed convinced that M$ is the status-quo when 
> I think they should be exploring other operating systems.