Preston Boyington wrote:
> IF there were more of a push for Linux at the workplace (desktops not
> just server room) then the "money factor" would help bring the
> businesses around. As it is, there's no real incentive to produce a
> product that is cross platform when most of the users/businesses will
> have a Microsoft OS on the machine anyway.
Anybody who wants to hire me better get used to the "money factor" being
an issue: I charge employers an Asshole Tax if they honestly expect me
to use Windows on the job ("Yah, what you're paying me now is about half
what I'll do the job on Windows for.")
> The last I saw was someone getting an old (ACAD 2000?) working on Linux
> through WINE. The other option is running it in a Virtual Machine, but
> then you have a performance hit on top of running a Microsoft OS since
> the software is not native.
Especially when you need 2009 or 2010 to get the job done.
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