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Re: Quinn: Dress Code Hinders Linux Adoption

__/ [ John Bailo ] on Tuesday 28 March 2006 16:16 \__

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | The lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons
>> | behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments, says
>> | former Massachusetts chief information officer (CIO) Peter Quinn.
> 
> 
> One look at this tie dyed freak is enough to empty the boardroom:
> 
> http://www.pro-linux.de/NB2/images/indiv/messman_jack.jpg
> (Jack Messman, Linux Advocate, Novell CEO)

Now, be fair. Messman is one who can "speak the language of executives". He
can *cough* sell *cough* Linux, which is helpful in the long run for many of
us. The world is not a perfect place and people need an occasional
elevation, which they receive from some cotton, silk and hairdye.

Best wishes,

Roy

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