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Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
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| Times are tough. You’re a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the
| latest and greatest applications. What’s a frugal nerd to do? A group of
| industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question:
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| “If an SMB wants to upgrade from XP, what Linux variants would you
| recommend?”
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9283
Tim Bray explained this in his new talk:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/carsonified/videos/30/
Yesterday:
The Second Great Depression
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| It's not just Linux, of course. It's also using Free and Open Source Software
| (FOSS) to replace proprietary and often costly software. If I can offer
| alternatives that save licensing costs for multiple products a business needs
| the savings can add up, perhaps more than enough to make learning a new
| product and transferring or converting data worthwhile.
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http://ever-increasing-entropy.blogspot.com/2008/10/second-great-depression.html
Recent:
Open-source innovation in a recession
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| Nat Torkington over at O'Reilly suggests that a recession will be very kind
| to open source as companies seek to lower their IT costs while continuing to
| service business needs.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10063147-16.html
Hard Times: Open Source's New Big Test
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| Grim financial times are not "ahead"; they're here, now. Belt-tightening and
| budget-butchering across the board are the order of the day. Now's the time
| for commercial vendors of open source to show what they're made of: if they
| can weather this, they can weather anything.
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/10/hard_times_open.html
Open source is about belief in code
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| After every collapse, under the open source principle, we start from a higher
| level. What looks in the proprietary world like rubble is, in an open source
| world, gold ore.
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| This may sound like pollyanna to you now, but it’s important and, best of
| all, real. If your faith in Wall Street has been shaken, remember that in
| open source you’re not starting at ground zero but on a higher level of code.
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| Open source was made for times like this. You don’t have to believe in it.
| Just use it.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2984
Compiere Closes Third Quarter with Continued Global Expansion and 195 Percent
Growth
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| Compiere, Inc., the global leader in open source business solutions, this
| week closed a strong third quarter during which the company reports a 195
| percent revenue growth for Q3 2008 compared to Q3 2007, as well as a 59
| percent growth in subscribers. In addition, the company continued its global
| expansion by adding partners in North America, Europe, Middle East and
| Africa, and Asia Pacific regions.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/compiere-closes-third-quarter-continued/story.aspx?guid=%7B616CBB6A-2AAA-4E4E-8155-680FDE4B68E5%7D&dist=hppr
Stay secure despite crunch
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| Open source software packages are another option from companies who want to
| reduce the cost of their IT security. There are numerous examples of
| open-source security products that are used by businesses around the world.
| Clam AB is a well regarded anti-virus package.
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| According to Gavin Henrick from open source consultancy Enovation, Clam AB is
| a viable option for Irish firms looking for an alternative to
| subscription-based products like Norton Anti-Virus. Similarly, Snort is a
| popular open source network intrusion prevention and detection system.
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http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=COMPUTERS+IN+BUSINESS-qqqs=computersinbusiness-qqqid=36317-qqqx=1.asp
Open source in a time of recession
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| Something new will emerge from this recession but open source enters it on a
| fairly mature level. The legal framework and values of it are established.
| There are serious open source players.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2972
Can Ruby, Rails Make Developers Shine in a Downturn?
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| Will specialty coding skills help developers ride out the financial crisis?
| Some say environments like Ruby and Ruby on Rails may enable developers to
| fare better in times of financial stress because they can do more with less
| and be more productive. Others say that argument is a stretch.
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Can-Ruby-Rails-Make-Developers-Shine-in-a-Downturn/
What Will Economy Do to Open Source?
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| In a tough economy, it’s no surprise to see more stories about CIOs who want
| to do more with less and those who are looking to open source to do that.
| After all, it is “priced right” as Linux Foundation executive director Jim
| Zemlin told eWEEK recently.
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http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/osb/?p=461
Open Source To The Rescue In Hard Times
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| It's a spiel that makes a lot of sense on the face of it. Switch to open
| source and you'll not only save money (who doesn't want to do that?) but
| guard yourself against the unexpected repercussions of these financially grim
| days.
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http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/10/open_source_to.html
Ballmer says Microsoft not immune from global crisis
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080930/bs_nm/us_microsoft_ballmer;_ylt=Au5VO.rh_OuPGHCBr9O.m4K573QA
Microsoft loses 90 Billion Dollars
http://slated.org/microsoft_loses_90_billion_dollars
Ex-Microsoft boss sentenced
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/371393_msftcourt19.html
Former Microsoft Manager Gets 2 Years In Jail
http://news.portalit.net/fullnews_former-microsoft-manager-gets-2-years-in-jail_1427.html
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