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The Ultimate Battle: Perception vs. Reality in Open Source and Desktop Computing

Explore the dynamic landscape of technology consulting through the lens of Atul Chitnis, a pioneer in Open Source solutions. This insightful presentation tackles the perceptions versus the realities of Unix and Linux servers, focusing on the stagnation of the PC market and the rise of Internet devices. Learn about the challenges of desktop computing, including obsolescence, licensing costs, and security threats. Discover the advantages of Open Source applications for businesses, students, and governments, and understand why Linux is ready for the desktop.

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The Ultimate Battle: Perception vs. Reality in Open Source and Desktop Computing

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  1. Atul ChitnisExocore Consulting The Corporate OpenSource Desktop

  2. About me • Technology Consultant • Appropriate Technologies • Exocore Consulting • Director and CTO • PCQuest • PCQ Linux Initiative • Linux & OpenSource • Since 1994

  3. Agenda • The Ultimate Battle • Perception v/s Reality • The Real State of Things

  4. The Ultimate Battle

  5. The Ultimate Battle • The Server Battle is over • Unix and Linux servers • Domination increasing

  6. Perception v/s Reality

  7. Perceptions • Servers are invisible • “The Network is the Computer” • “The Desktop is the Computer”

  8. Perceptions • Visible side of computing • “He who controls the desktop...” • 250 Million Windows desktops • Applications and Services

  9. Reality • Moving to the Web • Business functionality • Personal Productivity • PC Market has stagnated • Internet Devices are appearing • “.NET” is the new battle cry

  10. Desktop Issues • Obsolescence of equipment • Licensing costs • Per seat • Per annum • Security issues • Viruses • Crackers • Applications

  11. The Real State of Things

  12. Meet Joe Ramaswamy • Age: 27 • Occupation: Manager • Education: Graduate • Experience: 4 years • Computer: Standard Pentium 3 • Technical Savvy: Enough to get by

  13. Joe's Work PC Requirements • Wordprocessing • Spreadsheet • Presentations • Web Browsing • E-Mail • Instant Messaging • Accounting.

  14. Additional Requirements • Affordable • Legal • Functional • Longlasting • Protected.

  15. Will OpenSource do the Job?

  16. Equivalent Applications

  17. And for those die-hards • Linux can run Windows applications • Microsoft Office • Lotus Notes • Games • Applications ported to Linux • e.g. Tally, Yahoo Messenger, Games, etc.

  18. Linux is ready for the Desktop

  19. Who stands to benefit • Students • Homes • Businesses • Governments.

  20. What you need to do • Try it. • Don't listen to “motivated” vendors • Ignore marketing terms • Total Cost of Ownership • Return on Investment • Real Cost of Ownership

  21. This presentation was done under RedHat Linux 8.0 Using OpenOffice 1.01 on a IBM Thinkpad 770 (from 1997) Pentium 1, 233 MHz, 128 MB RAM About this presentation

  22. Atul Chitnis http://www.exocore.com http://atulchitnis.net Questions?

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