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Re: major distros?
by a.c. on Sunday 08/Aug/2004, @09:19

Good idea.

I like choices. It is either between distros or it is between desktops.

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Re: major distros?
by huu on Sunday 08/Aug/2004, @09:26

While choice may be a great thing for the common nerd, not too many corporations appreciate it. It just makes matters more complex, and thus, more expensive.

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Re: major distros?
by David on Sunday 08/Aug/2004, @10:28

What Novell want to do here is give corporations a look at what is on offer, and make a decision based on a variety of needs.

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Re: major distros?
by Aaron J. Seigo on Sunday 08/Aug/2004, @11:44

of course. however not every corporation chooses the same technologies for various reasons (some good, some not so good). because an OS is not a final product for one specific person, group or company, the whole "companies will only use one thing internally anyways" argument is bunk as a reason to limit choice as to what is available.

as long as interoperability and Freedom are maintained at the highest levels, then allowing entities to choose what works best for them (and then stick to it for as long as they wish) is a great selling point. it offers "best fit" scenarios, built-in (friendly) competition and a failsafe (if one desktop stops meeting our needs......)

a good analogy may be gleaned from asking yourself why there are so many different types of vehicles on the road (sedan, coup, SUV, pickup truck, semi, etc).

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