Making the Linux Desktop Possible in One Word

Weblog:		Making Desktop Linux Happen
Subject:		Making the Linux Desktop Possible in One Word
Date:		2005-06-22 06:36:54
From:		myc18

I just had a conversation with one of my former students, and he just started an internship at a hospital. He said the most striking thing about the IT "business" there is that a majority of their IT budget is spent on technical licensing for software and other necessary IT products (e.g. antii-virus and firewall support). Because of the plethora of free and open software available, why do they NOT seek alternatives? One word: support People would rather pay companies such as Microsoft, Symantec, etc. for help rather than hiring people or figuring out things themselves. Sad, but true. And I feel that this is the reason why the general population still haven't caught onto open source software including Linux --they are too afraid to step into the water.