[Wylug-discuss] Local companies offering commercial Linux support?

[mikeb at gbdirect.co.uk]

On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 10:11:18PM +0000, Martin Rowe wrote:
> Hi folks
>
> Who's offering commercial Linux support in this area (specifically
> Wetherby)? Reason I ask is that our new IT director is fairly keen to see
> where Linux/OSS can benefit the company. He's had lots of IBMers telling
> him how he can save money using/switching to it, and he's concerned about
> the support angle. Currently I'm the only one at our firm with any Linux
> experience, so deploying it more widely (just a PDF print server & CVS
> server currently) will require some backup. One of the other lads at work
> is interested in learning Linux, but I'd like an external option too.
>
> On a related note, what are the options for commercial support of Debian
> systems? Most companies seem to push RedHat, but I'm a Debian devotee,
> and I'd prefer to stick with that for an easier life. IBM are backers of
> RedHat & SuSE on their platforms, but they don't seem to mention Debian
> much. I'm hoping to put Debian on a partition on our new iSeries in the
> new year, and it's not an IBM supported distribution, though I know of
> people using it successfully. Maybe if UserLinux gets off the ground, IBM
> might reconsider :)
>

In the new year GBdirect will be announcing its Linux support offerings,
amongst which will be Debian. Watch this space :)

Mike
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