[ale] top selling points for linux...? [anti-flame]

[stephen]

I always like to emphasize the strong relationship between the user
and developer community.  There are always people in the community
of all skill levels willing to help anyone, whether it be through
mailing lists, LUGs, IRC, or whatever.  And even if you can't get
the immediate help, having the source on hand and someone skilled
enough to understand it is usually enough to debug yourself out of
most critical situations.

stephen

On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 08:35:26AM -0500, Christopher Bergeron wrote:
> I'm not a salesman, but in an attempt to help my sales/marketing department
> understand why _my_ MIS dept. is better than a Windows shop.  Could you guys
> help me come up with a few that I might've missed.  Again, my target
> audience is a "technically inclined" sales group, but not "too technical".
> 
> ROI - with Linux we get more for our money in the long run.  We save on
> licensing fees and maintenance in general by bringing support "in-house".
> 
> Performance/Efficiency - Linux outperforms _most_ Windows equivalents in a
> production environment (ie, Samba vs. Native Windows file sharing, MySQL vs.
> SQL Server, etc).
> 
> Open archictecture - Linux is "open source" meaning it can be tailored/tuned
> to work "better" in any given situation.  With Microsoft software (the
> kernel particularly) you are locked in.  A good analogy is that it's like
> driving a car with the hood sealed shut.  Your skills are wasted if you're a
> mechanic (programmer/sys admin).
> 
> 
> Does anyone know of any other good points or anlaogies that could make this
> stuff crystal clear for my audience?
> 
> TIA,
> CB
> 
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