Re: VIEWS compared to Nodes as Windows into data

"Anthony W. Youngman" <thewolery_at_nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:<Y6XRF4CP7BmAFw6q_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk>...

> >But integration with Crystal Reports and MS Office is essential for
> >our products. Microsoft is very dominant in Spain and Linux is rare on
> >the desktop.

>
> Extremedura linux, for example? (Hope I've got the spelling right, my
> Spanish is non-existent :-) And I think there's a couple of others.

Extremadura's local goverment is a little exception. And that's why you heared about it, due to the exceptionality of the case. The other 16 regional goverments use Windows, and Extremadura is one of the least developed and least populated regions.

The norm is that most companies don't want to hear about Linux.

> If you want to make money, you need to PREDICT the wave and be there
> BEFORE it arrives. I'd brush up on *desktop* linux (and fast) if I were
> you...

I am hearing that for a decade or so.

IMO the only chance is the success of Mono or dotGNU, and in that case the port would be very easy.

Regards
  Alfredo Received on Fri May 07 2004 - 00:18:57 CEST