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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Linux provides many benefits other than cost-cutting, says CIO panel
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| All three agreed that cost-savings is just a small part of the open
>| source story now that Linux has proven itself in enterprise environments.
>| The focus today is more on finding the right software to fit a business
>| need, whether it is open source or proprietary.
> `----
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/081506-linux-cios.html
An interesting article, although it does highlight the problem of putting
a cost against "lock-in". As most business cases tend to work an NPV
over maybe 5 years, and the impact of lock-in can go on for 20+ years
easily, it can be easier to build a case using the traditional approach.
Now that the irrational fear of FLOSS seems to have gone (FUD is no longer
effective against FLOSS), then cases are easy to build, as huge amounts
of FLOSS are mature and capable, combined with the excellent licensing
arrangement (ie., doesn't cost anything), and negotiable support (you can
go out to tender for it at any time), a case is relatively easy to write.
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