miércoles, 15 de abril de 2009

Linux save your money!! - Linux ahorra su dinero!!

Read This In English







He estado usando Gnu/Linux(principalmente la
distribución Debian) por mas de cuatro años y
siempre me ve sorprendido por las herramientas que Linux me
brinda para trabajar en el lado servidor como en aplicaciones
de escritorio también. Actualmente quizas nosotros estamos
en la mas dura recesión de la que nosotros podemos recordar
o que hayamos conocido jamas, quizas la peor en los últimos
cien años según especialistas. Aunque yo se que sistemas como
Linux son suficientemente buenos para usar en el lado de
servidores como para usar en aplicaciones de escritorio, yo se
también que la gente se resiste a usar este software en sus
estaciones de trabajo. Yo no se que cual es la razon para odiar
(rechazar enérgicamente) algo que realmente ellos no conocen
suficientemente o ellos nunca han visto antes y puedo hablar
acerca de esto porque he estado trabajando en un departamento I.T.
en oficinas publicas aqui en Argentina por al menos siete años y
he visto estas reacciones muchas veces de parte de los usuarios.

Comúnmente, la clase política en edificios estatales, la gente que
tiene que tomar decisiones no tiene idea acerca de los beneficios
usando software libre y los empleados hablan sin fundamentos en contra
de procesos de migración ayudando a la clase politica a rechazar
las ideas acerca de migración desde Windows a Linux.

De cualquier modo, yo piense que esta es una buena oportunidad para
tratar la migración a Linux en empresas como también en
oficinas publicas por varias razones. Voy a escribir algunas de estas:




- usando Linux tu no tienes que pagar por cada licencia como
en Windows. Si tu compras una licencia Windows esta solo puede
ser usada en 'una y solo una' maquina(hardware) porque el equipo
'Big Brother'
esta observandote desde la red para atraparte si instalas ese software
en mas de un lugar....
entonces, + con Gnu/Linux(al menos con Debian linux)
tu puedes descargar y instalar todas las estaciones de trabajo y servers
con un solo cd si tu quieres y nadie puede decirte nada acerca de esto.

+ tu puedes instalar una maquina virtual(con Xen)
en Gnu/Linux y no gastar una enorme cantidad de dinero para instalar
múltiples servers. Tu no tienes que gastar tu dinero en mas y mas hardware
para instalar múltiples servidores.

+ tu puedes reemplazar todas las aplicaciones ofimáticas con
Open Office suite

+ y quizas lo mas importante desde mi punto de vista.. tu puedes
adecuar cada instalación para aprovechar todo el hardware y entonces
no estas 'obligado' a cambiar tu viejo hardware porque el software
esta comiendo/matando tu hardware





Bueno, por razones como las que estube escribiendo aqui pienso que el software libre
y sistemas como Gnu/Linux tienen una gran oportunidad para crecer en el mercado
y podria ser una buena solucion para reducir costos en empresas donde en estos
tiempos los recursos son limitados.



Read This In Spanish




I have been using Gnu/Linux(mostly Debian distribution) for more
than four years and always I have been surprised for the tools
that Linux give me to work in server side how in desktop applications
too. Nowadays maybe we are in the most hard recession that we can
remember or we can know reading news, maybe the worst in the last
one hundred years. Although I know that systems how linux are good
enough to use in servers side how to use with desktop applications,
I know too that the people resist to use this software in their
workstations. I do not know which is the reason to hate something
that really they do not know enough or they have never seen before
and I can speak about this because I have been working in a I.T.
department for public offices here in Argentina for at least seven years.

Commonly, the political class in state buildings, the people that have
to take decisions does not have idea about the benefits using this free
software and the employees talking without foundation against migration
proccess help them to reject the ideas about migration from Windows to
Linux

Anyway, I think that this is a good oportunity to try migration to Linux
in companies how in state buildings for many reasons. I will write
some of this:




- using Linux you do not have to pay for each license how in Windows. If
you buy a Windows license it only can be used in one and only
one machine(hardware) because the 'Big Brother'
team is watching you over the net to catch you if you install
this software in more than one place.
so, + with Gnu/Linux(at least with Debian linux)
you can download, and install all the workstations and servers
with one cd if you want and nobody can tell you nothing to
you about that.

+ you can install virtual machines(with Xen)
in Gnu/Linux and not waste a huge amount of money and then.
You do not have to waste your money in more and more hardware
to install multiple servers

+ you can replace all the office automation application desktop
with Open Office suite

+ and maybe the most important from my point of view.. you can
customize each installation to take advantage of your hardware
and then you are not obliged to change your old hardware because
the software is eating/killing your hardware




Well, for reasons how I have been writing here I think that the free
software and systems how Gnu/Linux have a big oportunity to grow in
the market and it could be a good solution to reduce costs in companies
where at this times the resources are limited.

lunes, 6 de abril de 2009

Attending 'LocosxRails' in Buenos Aires




I went to Buenos Aires for two days(three and four of April) to
take part
in
an misterious first event
about Rails called LocosXRails("cracy for Rails in english") and
it was a great event,
I think that it was the first event related and dedicated to Ruby On Rails in
Argentina with international speakers( if I do not stay in a mistake!! ).
I found some others Rails developer. Some people that does not develop applications on
Rails actually, but their bosses send there to see what happen with
this 'misterious new' framework
or their personal interest in Rails is rounding in their heads.

The presentations were interesting,
I liked the presentation of Fabio Akita
(about internationalization),Obie Fernandez(experiences
in his company),Luis Lavena(talking
about the proyect 'One-Click Ruby Installer'),
Evan Henshaw-Plath (talking about OAuth)
Evan Phoenix(talking about good manners to coding in ruby),
Emilio Tagua(talking about'testing'
rails applications) and other presentation about Rails + Sequel by Adrian
Mugnolo, all the presentations had something interesting(without offence).
Here is the list of speakers for this event

The organizers said that they are thinking just now in working to organize
a similar event in 2010 and those are a good news

PS: They excuse my errors for English or also they can correct to me if
you want