> It's usually not the intensity of your argument that counts in
> business. It's the objective arguing of the merits.
Or, to paraphrase, the presentation thereof. "Open source rocks" vs a
thought-out argument you may put forward is an obvious example. What I
suggest is that endorsing Linux intelligently WITHOUT Microsoft bashing and
other such zealous behaviour, is much better than not promoting it all.
Really, we're saying the same thing.
Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Sparks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 6:49 PM
> To: RedHat List
> Subject: RE: Most Compelling OS
>
>
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Whatever anyone thinks, I just voted and Linux is ahead by
> 6%. I think ANY
> > opportunity to show support should be encouraged. Linux is
> not going to
> > gain more mainstream interest from a mediocre group of proponents.
> >
> > Rob
>
> Web polls aren't scientific, so decision makers aren't going to take
> them very seriously.
>
> As for the bit on "mediocre group of proponents", often a proponent's
> intensity can work against what he or she is arguing for. Whenever we
> have a discussion at work about what operating system to use for a
> project, I try to be up front that I might be biased. We have a young
> student intern that's very devout proponent of open source. But when
> he says things like "Open source rocks!", it undercuts his argument.
>
> It's usually not the intensity of your argument that counts in
> business. It's the objective arguing of the merits.
> === Al
>
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