[dundee] HM Treasury Spending Challenge

[Axel]

Quoting Kris Davidson <davidson.kris at gmail.com>:

> The argument I hate is the training argument from both IT people and
> users. Presumably when a new version of Windows or Office comes out or
> they develop something in-house users just get on with it. Same with
> the IT Windows monkeys, they learned Sharepoint fast enough when it
> came along.
>
> You can't expect your job not to require you to learn additional
> skills. Even when supporting Windows I routinely jump to the command
> line and some of the scripting engines available are pretty
> reasonably. It amazes how many Windows admins just use the GUI, some
> are even against editing config files.
That's the different between a Windows guy and a Linux guy. The  
Windows guy need the GUI and the Linux guy want to anything on the  
command line. Actually, quicker and easier editing config files with  
vi :-)


> Kris
>
> On 16 July 2010 20:57, gordon dunlop <zubenel at fedoraproject.org> wrote:
>> The HM Treasury has put up a website for ideas on how to save money,
>> obviously there has been posts with stupid suggestions but I like suggestion
>> 8
>>
>> http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spend_challenge_ideas_2.htm
>>
>> Whilst some people would be aghast at using IT products that they might not
>> be used to, but I think there would be less pain here in using open source
>> rather than losing policemen, nurses, services etc.
>>
>> Gordon
>>
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