Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: William Poaster Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: What kinds of business use Linux? Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:50:41 +0100 Organization: Llareggub Lines: 37 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net 04E+YTYficj7lVrqrwsySgQ0L5lDp1XqwVRRA5Qj4x6CdskL7r X-Orig-Path: linuxnetwork.alpha.org!news Cancel-Lock: sha1:xqnCzlWu273BONghgDHR0bqO5Ew= User-Agent: XPN/1.2.6 (Street Spirit ; Linux) X-Desktop: KDE 4.6.0 X-COLA-Trolls: Trolls listed in http://colatrolls.blogspot.com/ ignored. Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.linux.misc:871 Todd wrote: > Hi All, > > I am a consultant who only works in two counties. > I am currently working my way out of two jobs, > which is normal. Also means I have to do some > cold calling, also normal. And to facilitate > that, I have made up a database of local businesses. > I work both Linux and Windows. (The occasional Apple > too, but you did not hear me say that.) > > I really do not feel like the *aggravation* of having > to maintain any more Windows installations: low quality > software that almost works and has to be fussed with > 20 times more than a Linux installation. And customer > who are never very happy with the way things mostly work. > > This may seems like a weird question, when I am sifting > through my lists of businesses, does anyone have an tips > as to what kinds of businesses use Linux? I would > like to directly target those kinds of businesses > before settling from more Windows work. > > Any tips would be greatly appreciated. > > Many thanks, > -T Might be of interest? http://www.indeed.co.uk/jobs?q=linux&l= -- XPN :: http://xpn.altervista.org "Microsoft has vast resources, literally billions of dollars in cash, or liquid assets reserves. Microsoft is an incredibly successful empire built on the premise of market dominance with low-quality goods." -- Former White House adviser Richard A. Clarke --