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Story: Munich Linux migration slips to 2006

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Let's forget about all the other benefits of using a distribution like Debian.

1. No trojans and viruses to worry about (unless you make a deliberate effort to install a virus)
2. No annual subscription to a variety of virus scanners.
3. Most security vulnerabilities are local exploits rather than remote exploits. (and if your users whine about moving from W0rd to OpenOffice, they got no hope of taking advantage of those exploits)
4. Security updates are tested before being released, but you can easily script a system to update and on the rare occasion that someone complains an app isn't working, you can revert painlessly. (Oh ho- you forgot to select the option to allow you to revert a Windos patch, did you? And the 'patch' killed your app? ) Aside from that, you can read the security notes which tell you what the problem is and decide whether or not it is critical. Unlike Windos and the generic: A security vulnerability has been found which may allow an attacker to take over your system.
5. You want to run a server for protocols X, Y, and Z? No problem, just do it. No need to spend more $$$ unless it's a proprietary item like Oracle DB.

I think the chief problem with software migration is that every bum who can click a mouse thinks they're a computer expert and when you put a different system in front of them they're scared. They don't realize how long it really took them to become a Windos mouse-click expert to begin with. Also, a lot of people are accustomed to using the wrong tools to do a job, which results in poor productivity and unnecessarily complex schemes, but few people have enough sense to stop whipping the dead horse and get down to business.

Oooh - I just noticed the nice shiny Get the FUD ad on this page.

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