2010 December 18 archive at Robert Pogson

Archive for December 18th, 2010

Munich’s Migration to GNU/Linux Grinds Onward

Published by Robert Pogson December 18th, 2010 in technology. 2 Comments

This must be a record-setting slow pace for migration. Only glaciers move slower… IBM will join the team in 2011 with reinforcements to migrate 50% of seats and the revised revised plan is to finish the migration in 2014. OK. Whatever works. I still think they could have done it on a weekend…

Maybe it’s like cooking frogs. If you raise the temperature slowly enough, the end-users do not notice.

IBM has been in the business of large migrations to GNU/Linux since before Limux. It would have been done long ago if they had called in IBM from the start. IBM did help them with the planning but Munich cut them out of the final plan. Now IBM are back in the operation.

- Robert Pogson

M$ as a Bear

Published by Robert Pogson December 18th, 2010 in technology. 1 Comment

Bears are special animals. In addition to tooth and claw they come with the weapon of bulk. If they want to cause a problem they need only step on you or lie on you and you are toast. Bianca Bosker of the Huffington Post writes “Microsoft’s Cracked Windows: How The World’s Technology Juggernaut Lost Its Buzz And Became The ‘Underdog’” Continue reading ‘M$ as a Bear’

- Robert Pogson

My Mission

My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.