28 Mar 2006
Sandals and Ponytails Behind Slow Linux Adoption

Then that's to their own detriment ... programmers and other engineers need a dress code like a fish needs a bicycle. It's a strict meritocracy in OSS, and if you can't cut the mustard technically, a $300 Armani suit won't help you.

And that's a good thing.

CNet is reporting that according to former Massachusetts CIO Peter Quinn 'the lax dress code of the open-source community is one of the reasons behind the software's slow uptake in commercial environments.' In particular, Quinn blames the 'sandal and ponytail set' for sluggish adoption of Linux by businesses and governments. From the article: "Quinn, who faced plenty of scrutiny over his support of the OpenDocument standards-based office document format, said proponents of open source in government faced formidable opposition from vested interests if they went public."

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