on 10/18/2007 12:52 PM Frank Cox spake the following: > On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:43:54 -0700 > Scott Silva <ssilva at sgvwater.com> wrote: > >> And when you are trying to >> persuade a business to part with their hard earned dollars to deal with your >> business, asking them to change to suit you will not fly very far. > > If they have a problem that they want solved and you're the guy who can solve > it, you might be surprised. > >> You can have principles, or you can have income. > > Linux isn't just a "principle". It is the most efficient and cost effective > way to solve problems and implement solutions in a great many situations. > That's not principle. That's getting the job done. > Don't get me wrong. I love Linux and think everybody should be using it. But since many of the people I have to work with don't use it, and have no clue or desire to use it, I have to be able to "swing both ways". Someday maybe Microsoft will be in the history books like Wang and CDC. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!