Linux in the workplace is opportunistic at best. You have to wait for an
opening and then offer the choice. It's either that or wait for a
supervisor like mine that allows me to work with Linux. You cannot
force the issue. It will backfire on you.
Eventually Linux will be in every shop,,, by choice. Be patient and
don't risk your job over it. They will equate your impertinence with
Linux and things will go from bad to worse.
Michael C. Rock
Systems Analyst
Registered Linux User # 287973
"The time has come the walrus said to speak of many things,,,"
"Christians give up what they cannot keep to gain what they cannot lose"
-----Original Message-----
From: slug@lists.nks.net [mailto:slug@lists.nks.net] On Behalf Of
Matthew Walker
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 12:25 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: [SLUG] linux angst in the workplace
I am wondering if any fellow linux users/admins out
there are experiencing an intolerance for linux in
their workplaces - as a workstation or infrastructure
component?
I sure as hell am.
If so, what are you doing to combat such things? Are
you slowly working your way in, (my wife tells me that
I can catch more flies with honey), or did you
overcome said ignorance by isntalling a dual-boot and
risking termination? Assuming that the earlier
scenario is common, what are some arguments that you
make to people that simply don't grasp computing
enough to truly understand that a linux workstation is
a more productive tool than an MS environment?
Currently, I am using cygwin for the sake of sanity.
Regards,
-Matt
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