From: Dan Kegel <dank@kegel.com>
To: Albert Cahalan <albert@users.sf.net>
Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>,
linux-kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Building on case-insensitive systems
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:16:45 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4172A8FD.8000401@kegel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1098035748.2666.14288.camel@cube>
Albert Cahalan wrote:
>>>>You are betting that you can force developers to switch away
>>>>from Windows and MacOSX workstations.
>>>
>>>Actually, I'm betting that "required to build product"
>>>is a magic phrase that overrides corporate IT's desire
>>>to brutally enforce a Microsoft-only environment.
>>
>>Seems you are not part of one of these organisations.
>>That argument will not suffice.
>
> I was, twice, and it did suffice. Try it:
>
> "needed for revenue generation"
> "required to meet customer needs"
> ...
>
> Don't be taking away the ammo.
>
> When the argument doesn't work, your organization
> is obviously not fully committed to making a profit.
> Politics are getting in the way. It's OK though,
> since that just puts you at a market disadvantage.
> Soon enough, the competiter will be hiring.
"Politics are just getting in the way"?
Boy, that's the pot calling the kettle black...
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-10-17 18:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-10-17 5:06 Building on case-insensitive systems Albert Cahalan
2004-10-17 4:38 ` Dan Kegel
2004-10-17 5:43 ` Albert Cahalan
2004-10-17 9:27 ` Sam Ravnborg
2004-10-17 9:05 ` Anand Kumria
2004-10-17 16:41 ` Denis Vlasenko
2004-10-17 17:55 ` Albert Cahalan
2004-10-17 17:16 ` Dan Kegel [this message]
2004-10-17 19:54 ` Albert Cahalan
2004-10-17 19:34 ` Dan Kegel
[not found] <fa.e78dm07.jjs3q5@ifi.uio.no>
[not found] ` <fa.e17vks0.10kojhi@ifi.uio.no>
2004-10-17 12:19 ` Bodo Eggert
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