[NTLUG:Discuss] Open Source

[Bob Netherton]

On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 10:30 -0600, Greg Edwards wrote:

> Why do we fight so hard for Linux?  Why are we so passionate about
> Linux?  Is it because it's free?  Is it because it isn't being sold by
> Microsoft?  I think it's because we're engineers and Linux is plainly a
> better solution than the other options. 

Hmmm, I'll go with your first points - free and anti-Microsoft.   There
are other alternatives to Linux that are Open Source, so there has to be
something else that is fueling the passion.


Bob