Scott Morris Quotations

I was driving very well off the tee. I was prepared for it. It was close but Steve Kidron is real good.

Surprisingly, there are actually a number of useful resources already working on Linux.

We're remaining optimistic on the market as we see it staying pretty much where it has been, with possibly some stabilization of some prices.

There are quite a few people taking advantage of making their opinions known. Let's see how many people we can get to take this survey, so the ISVs will pay attention and start porting their products to Linux.

While we continue working toward our mission of assisting Florida in its recovery from the six hurricanes that have impacted the state in the last year, we -- like the rest of the federal government and the American people -- are doing our best to help the nation respond to Katrina's unprecedented challenge. A well-staffed call center will strengthen FEMA's ability to respond quickly to the pressing needs of the millions of people affected by Katrina.

We don't want a bunch of drunk people stumbling around when a hurricane's on the way.

I understand the frustrations out there, and the results were unacceptable. We are no longer stagnant. We're moving forward at a pretty good pace.

Quite honestly, when we first began the survey, the financial applications seemed to be the ones people most wanted. As you can see, however, things have changed quite a bit. Common areas now seem to be Internet publication, design, and multimedia. These types of trends have not always been so.

Progress is tremendous. They're doing a fantastic job.

After checking these applications out a little, some of them look pretty slick. If you need a CAD app, check these out.

As peoples' needs in those arenas were filled, they wanted media players for their music. An interest in graphic design and manipulation became more apparent. Pretty soon, people not only considered the possibility of Linux as a multimedia platform, but, as we can see, they are now demanding it.

The end result is that we will be contacting the vendors of these applications, asking them to partner with Novell to port their software to Linux.

All the feedback and participation has been great thus far. As the survey continues, I wanted to share some of the suggestions that people have made regarding the top-requested applications. They have been both impressive and helpful.