Steve Carl is the manager of R&D Open Systems Support for BMC Software, Inc. His team supports over 50 different versions of Unix, Microsoft Windows from NT 3.51 on, and a wide variety of Linux distributions across many, many platforms. He's a member of the IT Architectural Council, a group charged with positioning BMC Software for long-term technological changes. Related to that, he is currently investigating the feasibility of Linux on the desktop for BMC Software's large user community.
Linux is coming to a desktop near you. The question being asked has gone from
"Can it happen?" to "When and how do we get there?" This article is a
high-level overview of some of the technical issues revolving around your
corporate Linux desktop. Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt: The Current FUDBefore
any corporate-sponsored Linux-based project gets under way, the current crop
of FUD should probably be addressed. It might save some time later, and the
mere fact that it comes up is a testament to the success of those who are
spreading it. There is so much of it that there's no way this article can be
remotely comprehensive on the topic. You'll need to evaluate what has come
your way: ask the principals what they have heard and address it so that
everyone understands that thi... (more)
Steve Carl is the manager of R&D Open Systems Support for BMC Software, Inc. His team supports over 50 different versions of Unix, Microsoft Windows from NT 3.51 on, and a wide variety of Linux distributions across many, many platforms. He's a member of the IT Architectural Council, a group charged with positioning BMC Software for long-term technological changes. Related to that, he is currently investigating the feasibility of Linux on the desktop for BMC Software's large user community.
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