Considering Adoption of Linux Operating System: Your company, Support, Inc., is considering the possibility of adopting Linux as your network operating system. You have been asked by the owner and president of your organization to research the possibility of converting from Windows NT to Linux. You have surveyed 66 companies that are using the Linux operating system and have obtained the following results:
1. What operating system were you using prior to Linux? (Check one) 48 Windows/Windows NT
12 Unix
6 Other
2. In general, how would you rate the quality of Linux as compared to your previous operating
system? (Check one)
4 Linux’s quality is very inferior to that of the previous operating system.
7 Linux’s quality is somewhat inferior to that of the previous operating system. 19 Linux’s quality is about the same as that of the previous operating system.
25 Linux’s quality is somewhat better than that of the previous operating system. 11 Linux’s quality is much better than that of the previous operating system.
3. What, if anything, do you like about Linux? (Check all that apply) 40 Better reliability, fewer crashes
34 Ease of use 51 Greater power 9 Other
7 Nothing
4. What, if any, complaints do you have about Linux? (Check all that apply) 6 Inadequate documentation
7 Glitch(es) in the program
27 Inadequate availability of applications that run on it 17 Inferior applications that run on it
6 Lack of technical support
5 Other problems
16 No problems
5. Where have you used Linux? (Check one) 22 Only on a network system 17 Only on a desktop system
27 On both a network and a desktop system
6. How did you obtain your Linux operating system? (Check one)
34 Free company download
21 Free add-on with other software purchase 10 Other
7. What is your advice to a company considering converting to the Linux operating system? (Circle one)
9 4 15 19 9 10
Assignment:
As director of information systems, write a report with findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Prepare any preliminary and addenda parts you believe will enable the reader to understand the report.