Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 20, 2004 03:19 AM
Let me see if this explanation helps...
We have a lot (over 15,000) MS desktops w/Office. We get a sweet deal from MS for those. With Red Hat it comes down to two things...
1. Technical Support 2. Per seat licensing.
My point is this...I have a few of you who are lecturing me, and that isn't necessary. I'm not bashing Red Hat, and we are switching to Linux. I am pointing out facts that have quotes behind them. SuSE's quotes are much more aggressive.
If you think I am panning Red Hat, I am not, and apologize if it comes across that way because it is not my intention. I just don't think it does anyone any good to bash someone when they think they know the facts. Because you're not part of this project, you can't honestly tell me you know what we pay for anything, including MS + Office. It is in fact, quite inexpensive from what I am told by those who make those decisions. These same people WANTED to use Red Hat because that is what they know...but SuSE makes a better business case for us financially. That is all I am saying.
I tried to tell you what we are experiencing with our migration, and nothing more. I'm sorry if you don't like it, but this is our environment.
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Re:It isn't about the money...but...
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 20, 2004 03:19 AMWe have a lot (over 15,000) MS desktops w/Office. We get a sweet deal from MS for those. With Red Hat it comes down to two things...
1. Technical Support
2. Per seat licensing.
My point is this...I have a few of you who are lecturing me, and that isn't necessary. I'm not bashing Red Hat, and we are switching to Linux. I am pointing out facts that have quotes behind them. SuSE's quotes are much more aggressive.
If you think I am panning Red Hat, I am not, and apologize if it comes across that way because it is not my intention. I just don't think it does anyone any good to bash someone when they think they know the facts. Because you're not part of this project, you can't honestly tell me you know what we pay for anything, including MS + Office. It is in fact, quite inexpensive from what I am told by those who make those decisions. These same people WANTED to use Red Hat because that is what they know...but SuSE makes a better business case for us financially. That is all I am saying.
I tried to tell you what we are experiencing with our migration, and nothing more. I'm sorry if you don't like it, but this is our environment.
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