There is no setting up to fail... the question I am putting forward is "Why am I, an information systems decision maker, under the impression that Linux doesn't meet my needs."

This doesn't mean that Linux doesn't meet my needs, but I am trying to address why I think this. The best way to find out is to ask experts about how they would meet my needs with Linux and then map these answers back to the points I gave.

Now as far as the question of what is or is not "typical" just because most organizations fail to meet these needs doesn't make them any less typical. My buisness requirements are nothing out of the ordinary with regard to the questions I am asking and Linux may well meet all the requirements... again the point is understanding why I am under the impression that it doesn't.

Also, no one thus far has complained about my questions being anything the least bit exotic, so I kindly ask you to reseve your judgement until you actually know what you are judging.

cheers,

catch