[mdlug] Dell survey for Linux

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Robert Adkins

>     The cynical part of me is strongly suggesting that the current 
> Darling Distro isn't well suited for all tasks, from Desktops to 
> Corporate Data Center servers and that shortcoming could be a 
> reason for Dell to proclaim in the trade press that Linux simply isn't
> ready for prime time. When the real problem is that the current
> Darling Distro isn't really geared to be everything for all purposes.

 Um, I'm not sure *any* distro is "geared to be everything for all
purposes". I certainly can't think of one like that. That's pretty
much the *reason* there are a plethora of distros. (Incidentally,
I can't think of *any* non-Linux OS that's omni-appropriate, either.)

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                     (313) 227-2317

  "Before 9-11 I was a conservative. After 9-11 I'm a radical
 liberal... and my opinions haven't changed." - Jeffery McLean
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