For PlanetOut's network, open's the word
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| He encourages other IT directors not to be "scared" of open source
| software. "There are many organizations that think there's no support,
| so we need to stay away from it," he says. "Bigger companies just
| spend the money [for a commercial product]. But often you do that,
| and you don't really get anything for it. You don't need to be
| afraid of open source software -- it just requires a certain kind
| of admin who is buying into the mentality, and isn't afraid to go
| find the solutions to problems. The answers are out there, it
| just requires a different way of finding them.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/enterprise/07/02/09/211207.shtml?tid=129&tid=101
Related:
Next Gen, Mission-Critical Apps To Be Deployed on Linux Says Report
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| By now it should be obvious to even the most casual industry observers
| that Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general -
| have reached critical marketplace mass. Recent Linux deals and
| announcements by Oracle and Microsoft have only reinforced the "open
| source is enterprise-grade" message that IBM, Unisys and other "Master
| Brand" hardware, software and services vendors have been preaching for
| years. In short, open source, especially Linux, is becoming "legitimized"
| by the major vendors for enterprise environments, and user executives
| are more than happy to believe them.
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http://www.linuxelectrons.com/News/RoundUp/Next_Gen_MissionCritical_Apps_To_Be_Deployed_on_Linux_Says_Report
CIO study finds Linux ready for prime-time
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| The company predicts a steep rise: only 18 percent of businesses
| will be using Linux in business-critical roles by the end of 2007.
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| "Linux operating systems - and open source-based software in general
| - have reached critical marketplace mass," said the study's authors,
| Bruce Guptill and Bill McNee of Saugatuck Research.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=7681
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