Making desktop Linux work for business
Today's IT managers face tough choices. PCs that run fine today have an uncertain upgrade path, now that Microsoft has chosen to discontinue Windows XP. Upgrade costs associated with Vista, coupled with the ever-escalating cost of application licenses, make switching to desktop Linux an increasingly attractive option.
For many businesses, however, it's difficult to know where to begin. The Linux market is broad and thriving, with myriad options to choose from. Most organizations will want to phase in Linux gradually, which in many cases will mean supporting a heterogeneous computing environment for the first time. As a result, it can be hard to predict where software incompatibilities might affect critical business processes.
Fortunately, the future of Linux on the business desktop has never been brighter. Bolstered by contributions from some of the biggest names in IT, today's Linux offers a rich, highly functional user experience to compete with any proprietary OS.
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I'm not sure what pipe the above poster is toking from, but I'd love a hit off that.
Actually, with programmers and developers from companies like Sun Microsystems and IBM (all known for exactly that level of coding), contributing to Linux development, there is no limit to the potential of Linux capabilities.
Also, migrating from ANY one OS environment to a mixed or whole new OS environment requires adaptions and changes for a business. These adaptions aren't specific only to a Linux migration.
Businesses need to answer "why" they are migrating, if it's just for spite or a one time financial break, it may need to be reconsidered.
In addressing using a distro that offers support, there are more options than those listed. In most metropolitan areas now, there are several independent consulting and support businesses that specialize in Linux support and deployment. Often, they have accounts set up with the 'big' companies to provide their own tech support staff with support in addressing issues for various clients. So investigate local options as well.
Also, there is an alternative option growing in the specialized application development arena. There are businesses that employ a team of programmers to write a program for a customer as needed. The 'ownership' of the resulting program is to the person/company who commissioned the development. If that company so desires to license that work as GPL, it means little to the programmers, they got paid for their work. People may want to look at those options as well.
Big Bear