Comment Re:Now if.... (Score 1) 462
I'll give you one better, I actually exposed my company to OpenOffice. Keep in mind that this is an entirely Windows shop, client and server. Kinda makes me ill when I think about it too much...
Guess what? I managed to convert about half the staff with no effort on my part other than making the installer available in the app install share point!
I actually had people comming up to me to tell me how wonderful OpenOffice was and how much they liked it (like I care).
Oh, yeah, there was one other victory. In a senior staff meeting, the CEO asked the group how we were doing in terms of software licenses. One of the newly converted engineers piped in, "Well, we know he's (pointing to me) compliant, he's using Linux and OpenOffice!" The CEO just rolled his eyes, because he thinks I'm a bit extreme and a little deranged (again, like I care). That's the price I pay for getting off the MS nipple and starting to eat solid food...
Guess what? I managed to convert about half the staff with no effort on my part other than making the installer available in the app install share point!
I actually had people comming up to me to tell me how wonderful OpenOffice was and how much they liked it (like I care).
Oh, yeah, there was one other victory. In a senior staff meeting, the CEO asked the group how we were doing in terms of software licenses. One of the newly converted engineers piped in, "Well, we know he's (pointing to me) compliant, he's using Linux and OpenOffice!" The CEO just rolled his eyes, because he thinks I'm a bit extreme and a little deranged (again, like I care). That's the price I pay for getting off the MS nipple and starting to eat solid food...
