Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 22:31:29 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1008217890.88c711@mired.org> To: <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>, Subject: Re: A breath of fresh air.. Message-ID: <15377.38817.965814.78679@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <00c901c17f9f$e80a95e0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> References: <0112071641320B.01380@stinky.akitanet.co.uk> <000b01c17f42$c23ab140$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <3C110351.4748B559@duth.gr> <005001c17f6c$e60c0ef0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <20011207233330.GC14758@hades.hell.gr> <008d01c17f9a$9046ba50$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.36760.704000.108034@guru.mired.org> <00be01c17f9d$472c8ea0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.37406.600708.953634@guru.mired.org> <00d401c17fa0$09134fc0$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.17350.796336.801464@guru.mired.org> <006901c17f70$19a2f820$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.18218.830731.410656@guru.mired.org> <008101c17f9a$1a4a4290$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.36617.358466.76379@guru.mired.org> <00ab01c17f9d$0bde8510$0a00000a@atkielski.com> <15377.37214.213789.306335@guru.mired.org> <00c901c17f9f$e80a95e0$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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Anthony Atkielski <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> types: > Mike writes: > > That's the pointy-haired managers approach. > That's any good manager's approach, in the absence of additional > information. Sometimes you have to make decisions based on what you have. > If you need to choose a desktop, and that's all you know, Windows is the > best choice. A good manager knows that "not choosing" is a valid choice, and will arrange to get more information. Anthony Atkielski <anthony@atkielski.com> types: > Mike writes: > > To not waste their money on something they > > have no use for. > And if they insist on buying something anyway, as they often do? What do > you recommend then? That they not waste their money. It's the same as you refusing to tell people about Linux, only without the religion you add to the mix. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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