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Open source applications sit at IT strategy table during recession
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| In tough times, the "free" price tag of open source software is too good for
| some CIOs to pass by without at least a second glance. But it can be buyer
| beware: Despite short-term cost benefits, open source applications require
| sufficient IT staffing resources for the long term to keep up with code
| changes.
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http://searchcio-midmarket.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid183_gci1346857,00.html
Project Management Slideshow: 10 Open Source Implementation Tips
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| How to make sure an enterprise Open Source project goes smoothly. Compiled
| with help from Ray Wang, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester
| Research, and Navica CEO Bernard Golden.
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http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Project-Management/10-Open-Source-Implementation-Tips/
Equinox Software Inc. and NELINET Partner on Evergreen Open Source ILS Solution
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| Equinox Software is pleased to announce a partnership with NELINET, a
| non-profit membership cooperative based in New England, on an Evergreen open
| source consortial ILS solution for its member libraries.
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http://www.linuxpr.com/releases/11162.html
Open Solutions for Libraries Gain Momentum
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| LibLime (www.liblime.com), an upstart company that has provided open source
| software solutions for libraries for several years (best known for its Koha
| ILS), has made its move to the next frontier of openness—providing open data
| and open library content. In 2008, LibLime introduced ‡biblios
| (http://biblios.org), an open source, web-based metadata tool for libraries,
| and it has just launched ‡biblios.net, a free, browser-based cataloging
| service with a data archive containing more than 30 million bibliographic and
| authority records.
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http://newsbreaks.infotoday.com/nbReader.asp?ArticleId=52484
Related:
Free software is cheaper: case study while creating a podcast
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| Cost of “The Beer Crate” with proprietary software
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| Can you hear me spluttering yet?
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| That’s between $217 and $1,832 to create a 15 minute weekly podcast!
| Furthermore, on a couple of occasions, I’ve needed to check-up on the podcast
| to make sure I didn’t say something I thought I did. In these cases I’ve
| often been at work. So, I take a ten minute break and download the file. I
| then edit it with Audacity, review the script, and re-encode it before
| uploading it back to the server. Had I not used free software, I’d need
| another license for the sample editor on my work machine. I just thought I’d
| mention it…
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| That’s between $217 and $1,832 to create a 15 minute weekly podcast!
|
| Conclusion
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| So with this level of cost, is it any wonder Microsoft feel compelled to
| bundle so much software for free with their operating system?
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| And is it any wonder I use free software rather than proprietary
| applications?
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/free_software_is_cheaper
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