Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:55:00 -0400 From: Jerry Hicks <gehicks@alltel.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: FreeBSD Chat <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What does "enterpise" mean? Message-ID: <E28BB957-BBEF-11D7-B762-0030657B5F1E@alltel.net> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20030721143722.02a44c20@localhost>
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On Monday, July 21, 2003, at 04:38 PM, Brett Glass wrote: > At 01:17 PM 7/21/2003, Jeremy C. Reed wrote: > >> What does Unix for the enterprise mean to you? > > Easy. "For the enterprise" == "For big corporate customers with > pointy-haired bosses who are impressed by bells and whistles > that they really don't need." > > --Brett Glass > In the case of one major Linux vendor's enterprise products they are even pitching 'longer release cycles' as a product feature. "We're repackaging stale open source software and charging you extra for it." Oddly enough, all the pointy hairs I know think that is a good thing. Cheers, Jerry Hicks
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