Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 22nd Jul 2006 21:15 UTC
Toby Richards wrote an opinion article for NewsForge, claiming that for him, Linux won't get mainstream until Evolution - or another capable Outlook-like client - gets optimized and offers 100% compatibility with Exchange. In the comments section of Newsforge readers offered more reasons as to why Linux is not mainstream, offering a view on their needs. My take: While for my personal, home usage of Linux my needs are different, I agree with Toby that companies won't switch their desktops if full Exchange compatibility isn't reached and if Evolution stops being the memory beast it currently is.
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2005-12-16
While I appreciate your comments, can we agree to share some professional respect? It's not my intention to insult you -- whatever league you're in. I'm well schooled, fairly well experienced, and a darn good Linux S.E. There will always be others with better insite and more experience. You may be one. By "I'm with ya", I meant, "I agree with you". No insult intended. The points I made were to bring some ideas to the table regarding why linux isn't mainstream... and I think most of them are valid considerations or hurdles for a predominantly Windows IT world. Yes, there are solutions or alternatives, and yes, some of them shouldn't be show-stoppers for Linux platform integration or even migration. I'm not standing behind these with a pitchfork as arguments against GNU/Linux platform. Did it really come across that way?
Regards,
shane