Are FDs paying too much for their IT?
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| Despite scepticism in the UK, open source adoption is becoming more widely
| accepted. Some would clearly argue that any scepticism is uncalled for, with
| thousands of developers in the open source community working together to
| enhance the code and ensure high quality. The constant innovation that goes
| into open source code and its subsequently fast development cycle, make it
| quite possibly more robust and less susceptible to errors than proprietary
| software.
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http://www.financeweek.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=5954
Single Moms Could Benefit from the Power of the Internet
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| There is free software available and even techie-types find these open source
| programs solid as a rock--even superior. The open-source Linux is a great
| operating system, and anyone can build a great website using an open source
| HTML editor. These free WYSIWYG programs are available under the Kompozer and
| Nvu names. Mom's new website can be sent to the Webhost using a free open
| source program called Filezilla, and there is a great open source graphics
| program called Irfanview.
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http://www.hawaiireporter.com/story.aspx?e1163c98-ecea-4095-8113-6f5a44fd8b81
Related:
Which is better for technical support
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| I have found in general that with open source support you often get
| more than what you pay for but with closed source support, by some of
| the biggest names in software, the support is often lacking in the
| value department. With open source asking for support has generally
| resulted in a solution within a week and I have never paid for it.
| However with closed source companies I have open tickets that have
| not been resolved in months. With open source I can communicate
| directly with the author(s) of the program and work closely with
| them to find a solution. Closed source on the other hand has just
| requested information, verified the bug and then informed us that
| the solution may be available in the next release of the program.
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http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/which-is-better-for-technical-support-13621
http://tinyurl.com/ygspn7
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