[GLLUG] linux-user Digest, Vol 102, Issue 8

[Ben Chavez]

On 10/28/2011 04:17 PM, linux-user-request at egr.msu.edu wrote:
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:33:01 -0400
> From: Taylor Burke<tburke1192 at gmail.com>
> To: GLLUG<linux-user at egr.msu.edu>
> Subject: [GLLUG] Volunteer survey + 1 topic
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> Hey guys, I came out at about 8:30 last night and apparently missed most of
> you! I had originally planned to interview a couple GLLUG members for a
> report I have due in a couple weeks regarding migrating an office to Linux.
> Below are a list of questions that you can choose to answer if you so wish.
> Consider each of these questions as involving laptops and workstations, not
> so much servers.
>
> If you answer these questions, I'd appreciate it if you would post the
> answers to the list. Thanks!
>
> 1. How secure do you feel with Linux as both an operating system and a work
> environment?
> Very insecure ->  Insecure ->  Neutral ->  Secure ->  Very secure
      A: Secure
> 2. Would you be able, given the time, think of a Linux distribution for
> every type of employee in an office? (Accountants, developers, secretaries,
> support people)
> Yes / Maybe / No
      A: Yes
> 3. Do you think it would be easier to effectively run an office with
> mostly(/all) Linux machines, or mostly(/all) Windows machines?
> Linux / Windows
      A: It would be easier with all Windows Machines
> 4. If it were your decision, would you migrate your current place of work to
> Linux completely?
> Yes / Maybe / No
      A: No
> 5. Do you think the efficiency of an office would increase running just
> Linux as opposed to just Windows

    Yes / Maybe / No

      A: No
> And one final note- I remember lending my copy of the 5th edition of
> Learning Perl to someone a couple months ago who may or may not post on the
> list. If you have it, I'd appreciate it if you could leave it with Jeff
> Lawton.
>
     Good Luck with that.
> Thanks,
> Taylor