Active Directory Domain on Ubuntu

[Mark]

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 3:11 AM, Mariano Jara <marianojara at afip.gov.ar> wrote:
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> I think that some public administrations of some countries are just not
> quite ready to admit/accept the fact that there are other alternatives
> on the market just as good or usually better than M$. They rather pay
> rip-off license prices, than educate, teach and show desktop users how
> to use and benefit from free software, that is as simple -or even
> simpler- to use as/than Windows. Shame on them!
>

Hey, it costs a lot of money to retrain those admin-bozos who have
been brainwashed into using (and. worse, getting *certified* on) those
expensive monopolistic products so they can then use (and train others
to use) free stuff.  What corporation doesn't love throwing good money
after bad to keep up with the Gateses?

And you, suggesting such a simple, inexpensive alternative to feeding
the beast - how dare you?

:-)

Actually, come to think of it, whenever I help someone out on their
cheap (in many senses) Windows systems, I mention that I run Linux and
I usually get asked, "And how much does this cost?"  Even when I tell
them it's free the *saves you money* implications seem to go right
past them....

Mark