Jason Pyeron wrote:
Semi-light hearted, semi-jabbing responses follow...
> Please note, none of these issues are meant to imply that other
> solutions do not have these issues, these are just some of the issues
> we have received from customers' management about tools, including Cygwin.
>
> OOS:
>
Chap Harrison wrote:
> I work for a 5-person company whose IT infrastructure is exclusively
> Windows Server-based, and whose mindset is very narrowly
> Microsoftian. I prefer *nix. Four months ago I quietly created a
> Windows Server 2003 machine running in a VM on a test box, installed
> Cygwin
If you are looking for technical reason to make cygwin the default, then
give it up. Of a person has spent years on a MS system, they will be
reluctant to change. Contrary to a person using a *Unix system will be
very glad to use tools that they know. You'll trying to force everyone
to use o
> -Original Message-
> From: Chap Harrison
> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 16:28
> Subject: Selling management on Cygwin
>
> Hi,
> First time post. Believe I have read and carried out all
> specified "do this before posting" guidelines.
>
> Ok.
>
> I work for a 5-person company whose IT
> No one here asked me whether it was safe to install open source software,
> but if they had I was ready to explain that it's a well established and
> stable product, I've been using it and contributing to it for many years,
> and have never had a problem with it.
You might add that the applicati
> If someone could help, perhaps by briefly explaining what it is
> they're worried about, and why they needn't be, I would greatly
> appreciate it.
I have no idea what your management will be worried about, but I suggest
that you explain to them how much more productive it makes you at your j
>
> I expect to be met with plenty of FUD. I honestly don't know what
> kind of concerns & arguments will be raised, but I feel certain they
> will be "garden variety". However, since I'm not a management or IT
> type, nor a Windows expert, nor a Cygwin expert, I am unprepared to
> argue the case.
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