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How to Sponsor an Open Source Sprint
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| Your company's IT department probably depends on at least one open source
| application. The software does the job, is budget-friendly, and it has an
| active open source community which is constantly upgrading the application.
| But few applications are perfect, whether proprietary or open source. While
| the software may do most of what your business needs, you may consider having
| a few in-house developers add customizations. That's a perfectly reasonable
| idea. But there may be a better way that benefits the community, is dirt
| cheap, and oh yeah - is also fun.
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http://www.itworld.com/open-source/69107/how-sponsor-open-source-sprint
Commercial and Open Source Options: A Strategic College-Wide Initiative
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| In hindsight, Wellesley's comprehensive approach and methodical process
| enabled them to make a truly educated choice. Their diligent requirements
| gathering efforts gave them the confidence to choose a solution that would
| address not only their immediate needs but also serve the institution well
| into the future. Their willingness to consider a variety of commercial, open
| source and commercial open source options enabled them to find a solution
| that not only met their functional requirements, but was extremely
| cost-effective as well.
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http://opensource.sys-con.com/node/999031/print
Recent:
Open Source Smackdown - live or die in the new economy, it all has an OSS angle
now.
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| Last thoughts on OSS looking forward: In reality, OSS has been enabled by the
| commoditization of extremely complex technology. Cutting edge technology and
| the development of cutting edge technology is accessible to practically
| anyone. So how do you create your company's value in that market if you're
| making heavy use of OSS technology, vs. simply becoming a packager or
| integrator of OSS? Second, how does the disruption caused by an OSS
| marketplace require adaptation from a business that grew up with totally
| closed, protected IP? The small and large companies identified above each
| have interesting answers to those questions.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/open_source_smackdown
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
No Recession at Red Hat
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| It is flattering to be mentioned, Mr. Whitehurst said, but he noted that
| corporate customers and the industry benefit from what he called Red
| Hat’s “Switzerland status” — not being a province of one of the major powers
| in the technology industry.
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http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/no-recession-at-red-hat/
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