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[News] Free Software "the first thing you consider for your business."

  • Subject: [News] Free Software "the first thing you consider for your business."
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:43:37 +0000
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Open-source software: what is it and when to use it

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| For small and mid-sized businesses, there 
| often is a question about whether to stick 
| with tried and true software providers such 
| as Microsoft for your servers, e-mail and 
| business applications or consider adoption 
| of open-source products such as Linux.
| 
| I've witnessed in this region some 
| hesitation toward adoption of open-source 
| products. I believe it's important to be 
| able to make a rational evaluation of the 
| two paths so you can make the best 
| decisions.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Open-source products should probably always 
| represent the first thing you consider for 
| your business. In my experience open-source 
| products tend to have larger communities, 
| more support and often more options. It 
| doesn't hurt that they are free to use, and 
| I have witnessed hundreds of thousands of 
| dollars in saving as a result.
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http://www.centralpennbusiness.com/blog.asp?pid=1816

Infrastructure Agenda 2010

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| Open source development tools are used by 34 
| percent of the respondent base, while 38 
| percent use open source office applications. 
| Interest in open source is also picking up 
| gradually in open source security 
| applications (15 percent) and storage (7 
| percent).
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http://networkcomputing.in/Infrastructure-Agenda-2010.aspx


Recent:

Open source, not $19 billion, may be best health care stimulus

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| The federal economic stimulus package provides $19 billion to upgrade the
| U.S. health care system to digital records. It's a nice gesture, but the U.S.
| federal government has already developed a robust medical ERP system that
| could significantly improve U.S. health care. It's called VistA. It's open
| source.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10316621-16.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=TheOpenRoad
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