Author: James Swafford
Date: 12:22:33 10/03/02
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On October 03, 2002 at 13:47:14, Russell Reagan wrote: >On October 03, 2002 at 13:00:20, leonid wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>I just was seeing one program on TV that said that Linux is the most quickly >>growing system between all existing. So, I am curious to know more about >>perspective of this free platform. What is Your perspective about future growing >>for Linux and the way that it could go? Where will be Linux in around 10 years >>from now? >> >>Cheers, >>Leonid. > >I'm currently getting an associates degree in unix system administration. My >parents and friends tell me I'm foolish for spending the extra time to do this >before I get my CS degree. Because they've never heard of unix, they think it's >some new thing that will be out of style in a matter of months. They have it >backwards though. They think Microsoft is here to stay and that this obscure >unix thing they've never heard of is just a thing that's in fassion that will go >away and my time spent here learning unix will be a waste. I don't think it's a >coincidence that unix has been around for over three decades, that unix sys >admins make an average of $20,000 more per year than Microsofties, or that all >of the big businesses are using or migrating to unix or linux. That may be true in general (I don't know), but I can tell you from experience at Nortel (as a co-op a year and a half ago) that they are standardizing on MS. The HPUX machines were being phased out. -- James > >I don't think linux will overtake Windows anytime in the forseeable future, but >linux is here to stay. I also don't think it's a lock that it will never >overtake Windows. There was a time before Microsoft when it didn't seem possible >for a word processor to break into the market or spreadsheet programs to have a >chance, with things like Word Perfect and Lotus. Microsoft obviously overtook >them. Did Rome last forever? No, and neither will Microsoft. Just my opinion. > >Russell
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