Risk Factors You Ought To See for Proprietary Software
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| If we’re going to get that paranoid, companies might as well start including
| risk factors for the proprietary software they use. Companies could include
| risks like:
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| * Proprietary software we use could be really buggy and break down,
| making it impossible for anyone in the company to get any work done.
| * Proprietary software companies that supply our software may be bought
| by Oracle and then “integrated” or “end of lifed”, forcing us to spend a
| boatload of money and time on upgrades.
| * We could get sued for violating proprietary software licenses because
| we haven’t paid attention to them since we bought the stuff.
| * We almost certainly are using proprietary software on a heck of a lot
| more machines than we paid for, and if the vendor finds out we could owe
| a big fat bill.
| * Our proprietary software suppliers could decide to raise our
| maintenance by 3x and then we’re really screwed because we don’t have any
| alternatives.
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http://www.openlogic.com/blogs/2008/01/risk-factors-you-ought-to-see-for-proprietary-software/
Quote for the day:
"If it [the timing of the donation] had anything to do with the antitrust case,
we would have told someone."
--Ms. Stonifer, director William H. Gates Foundation
Related:
How to turn into Free Software supporters people who couldn't care less
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| My suggestions may seem unconventional and may even sound like heresy for
| some Free Software advocates, but I am convinced they can be very effective.
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http://digifreedom.net/node/103
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