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The Invisible Closed Source Overhead - 2
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| Because of the Tragic Closure of closed source software, a purchaser is
| typically required to make a decision to buy one of a range of products, each
| with overlapping feature sets and other characteristics (rather than, for
| example, buying one at random and supplementing the software with third party
| or custom built components to cover any feature gap involved). In such an
| acquisition therefore, a wrong decision can end up being very expensive. As a
| result the decision process becomes invested with much more weight than it
| really ought to.
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http://brendanscott.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/the-invisible-closed-source-overhead-2/
According to this, ignorance and antiquated policies are a barrier:
Why You Need Open Source Governance
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| In this company, Open Source is being widely deployed; however, none of the
| existing processes are tuned to address this fact. They are completely blind
| to the presence of Open Source in a large number of the company's IT
| projects. Think about the risk exposure this represents. Obviously, there are
| questions regarding whether the company is complying with the license
| obligations of the Open Source software, so the company's attorneys are
| likely to be concerned.
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http://www.cio.in/esntech/viewArticle/ARTICLEID=5079043
This issue is already being resolved in some places.
Recent:
Indian Policy Makers Call For Greater Use Of Open Source
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| A wide spectrum of policy makers called for the greater usage of open
| source to modernize India in the digital era and the re-evaluation of
| the laws pertaining to Intellectual Property. The event sought to examine
| the notion of intellectual "property," in the context of traditional
| knowledge, globalization and the growth of the open source movement
| worldwide.
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http://in.sys-con.com/read/281396_p.htm
Tamil Nadu (India) Shutting the Door On Microsoft
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| "The managing director of the IT procurement, consulting, and training
| agency for the Tamil Nadu government describes the reasons why he has
| chosen OSS, and also how he dealt with Microsoft executives."
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http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/03/0226229&from=rss
Kerala On Linux Express Highway
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| The Linux slip-road that the state took is slowly becoming an
| express highway.
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| If we twist Napoleon's quote on China a bit, we can safely say, "Linux is a
| sleeping giant, let it sleep, because when Linux moves the world moves!"
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=16139&magid=11
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