[wplug] COLLABORATION AS DISTRIBUTED CAPITALISM?

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP]

bgtrio at yahoo.com wrote:

>What is needed is a free software reseller and guarantor.  Basically an 
>organization that takes free software and offers some warranty protection 
>and limited support.  As you probably know, GPL software offers no 
>warranty but allows others to offer a warranty for the software.
>
>It wouldn't really be that hard to offer the EXACT SAME warranty and 
>support offered for Microsoft Windows out of the box and 
>to advertise such, since they don't really offer very much.  If such an 
>organization existed they could allay the fears of management types and 
>provide them with the purchased product security blanket they so 
>desperately crave.
>
>This is a dream of mine but sadly I lack both the seed money and 
>accountant friends to embark on such a venture, but perhaps someone 
>reading this is better suited to the task.
>
>Bryon
>  
>
We offer and Provide Linux Consulting and Support.  The problem is 
having Management buy into Corporate America without the Micro$oft 
Logo.  I have installations as Far South as Aruba and Curacao.  But 
Corporate America is a Difficult Nut to crack.  If they use Linux and 
Save Mega Dollars, then they get less money in their budgets, and their 
bonuses go down, even though they are saving the Company money, they 
cannot quantify the savings or the benefit (if they'd only listen)!

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Albert E. Whale, CISSP - Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant
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