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Opinion: Ask Not What Linux Can Do for You
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| Thanks to Canonical and its success with popularizing Ubuntu Linux, there has
| been an astonishing influx of new Linux users. This is one of those good
| news -- bad news scenarios; the growth is wonderful, but it also brings a
| growth in user demands, and a carryover of bad habits from the closed,
| proprietary software world. The core values of Free Software, which is not
| the same as Open Source software, are Richard Stallman's famous Four
| Freedoms:
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| * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
| * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs
| (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
| * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor
| (freedom 2).
| * The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to
| the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to
| the source code is a precondition for this.
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http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3820866
How to Talk to Your CIO/CTO About Using Linux and Open Source Inside Your
Company
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| So does that make this a prime time to be suggesting new or expanded uses of
| Linux and open source software to your CIO or CTO to update and improve your
| company’s IT systems?
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| Actually, that’s not a bad idea, according to several industry analysts and
| experts who talked with Linux.com to offer their hints and tips on how to
| broach the subject and make an effective business case for wider Linux use
| even as the economy remains difficult.
|
| [...]
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| Analyst Donald A. DePalma, president of Common Sense Advisory Inc. in Lowell,
| MA, said today’s tough economic environment gives you another key point in
| talking up open source to your executives.
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| “In this market, its amazing how things are being turned on their heads,”
| DePalma said. For years, one corporate argument against open source has been
| about the uncertainty of support. But today, as even proprietary vendors are
| being pressured, there are no longer built-in guarantees of long-term support
| for the applications and hardware you are using today, he said.
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http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/biz-enterprise/10672-how-to-talk-to-your-ciocto-about-using-linux-and-open-source-i
Related:
IT Cost Cutting - Efficient Infrastructures and Open Source Software
Alternatives
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| Operating system licenses can easily break an IT budget. With open source
| solutions like CentOS, which is practically identical to the RedHat
| Enterprise offering, have been making its way into datacenters across the
| globe. Combine this with an open source security solution such as OSSIM, and
| you quickly have a very robust security product running for next to nothing
| in dollars terms.
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http://www.enterpriseitplanet.com/networking/features/article.php/3807551
Ballmer Still Searching for an Answer to Google
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| "Forty percent of servers run Windows, 60 percent run Linux," he said. "How
| are we doing? Forty is less than 60, so I don't like it. ... We have some
| work to do."
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/151568/ballmer_still_searching_for_an_answer_to_google.html
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