Does free software make sense for your enterprise?

Posted by tadelste on Dec 9, 2005 9:59 AM EDT
Free Software Magazine; By By Tom Jackiewicz
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Finding free software at your office is like finding a Republican in San Francisco

“Dude, I can, like, totally do that way cheaper with Linux and stuff.“ These were the words of a bearded geek running Linux on his digital watch. As he proceeded to cut and patch alpha code into the Linux kernel running on the production database system, the manager watched on in admiration. Six months later, long after the young hacker decided to move into a commune in the Santa Cruz hills, something broke. Was it really “way“ cheaper?...

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