In 1995 Linux did not have the desktop software we need. We only have to train 3 server admins. We have 850 users in 26 counties at more than 60 facilities, with the requisite T1's, frame relay, and 10/100BaseT's to keep them connected, as well as keeping them connected to our ASP, e-mail (GroupWise), shared drives, etc., etc., ad nausea. :) Training users is the highest cost we have by far. Charles Johnson Manager, IS Applications Phone: 463-6527 Fax: 463-6503 Help Desk: 463-6516 Remember the heroes of UAL Flight 93 >>> klemmerj@webtrek.com Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:42:37 PM >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, Charles Johnson wrote: > It is more than the "masses." We have over 850 users on-line here in our > company and the re-training costs shifting to a linux desktop are very > large. Side note: Did you know that the cost of training users to switch from Windows 3.x to Linux in 1995 was the same as to Win95? Did you also know that the cost to switch from Win9x/2k to Linux is the same as to WinXP? Most people don't know this even though numerous studies and some research shows that it's true. I remember telling this to some people back in '95 and even after reading the studies and reports they still didn't believe it. OC, they never even tried it either. The real cost in training comes with switching the back-end of things. Server changes have a much higher training cost going from MS to Linux. - -- "Khaaaaamaaayyyy, Haaaaamaaaayyyy, HAAAAAAAAA!!!!!" -- Goku, Dragon Ball -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE93UVlHeWRPx8OIHARAplTAJ91fG984gq+jZVIBsNzuoa1vdByKwCfRCqJ YfxW3Tz7ic84R25UdS1IQb4= =4syX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
