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The dollar is tight, where does that leave open source?
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| Given the fact that there are a lot of open source email clients that will do
| the same job for free, there is a huge incentive for businesses to look at
| alternatives. I can say definitively that they are. It all comes down to
| functionality.
|
| [...]
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| So has the financial crises effected the open source movement in a negative
| manner? In my travels around the intarnut tubes I have not seen any evidence
| of slowing down or any other financial problems regarding contributions to
| open source. No one has said, to my knowledge, that they are quitting or have
| been laid off due to the current financial crises.
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http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/locutus/the-dollar-is-tight-where-does-that-leave-open-source-30178
Recent:
Red Hat: Crisis to boost open source
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| The global economic crisis would provide a boost for open source software,
| Red Hat chief executive Jim Whitehurst claimed during a visit to Sydney this
| week.
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| Whitehurst, who stopped over down under as part of a tour of the Asia-Pacific
| region, said in an interview with ZDNet Asia's sister site ZDNet Australia
| that the crisis would cause companies to consolidate their technology
| infrastructure and reduce spending.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62047208,00.htm
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