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Linux/Open-Source software has a real opportunity to make serious headway this year. As businesses (and governments, especially state and local) are looking for areas to cut costs people are going to start asking hard questions. Looking at the financial bottom line.
1 posted on 02/17/2009 9:50:31 AM PST by Brookhaven
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To: Brookhaven
The idea that software available at no cost will become popular in a recession is a no-brainer...

Not such a no-brainer for some. Although savings may come in the long run with OSS, it costs money for most businesses to migrate platforms no matter what they're coming from or going to. With a recession, they might be more worried about spending the money they have right now rather than long-term savings.

2 posted on 02/17/2009 10:02:42 AM PST by antiRepublicrat ("I am a firm believer that there are not two sides to every issue..." -- Arianna Huffington)
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To: Brookhaven
Running Ubuntu 8.10 on a VMWare partition on an HP class C enclosure. MySql powering an internal IT website and a dotProject project management/ticketing/helpdesk suite.

Other than the original licensing for the ESX 3.5, ZERO software cost.

Contrast that to the Novell/Groupwise running on 3 of the other Blades and the up coming roll-over to MS 2008 and AD.

3 posted on 02/17/2009 10:03:25 AM PST by Dead Corpse (Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant)
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To: Brookhaven

Let’s hope Linux makes headway.

The consumer is always better off with more competition.


4 posted on 02/17/2009 10:05:25 AM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (To those who believe the world was safer with Saddam, get treatment for that!)
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To: Brookhaven; rdb3; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; Salo; Bobsat; JosephW; ...

12 posted on 02/17/2009 11:16:47 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Brookhaven

Changing-over to Linux is only ‘free’ if you don’t include IT staff time, and lost productivity. People tend to look for security blankets in troubled times. Doesn’t bode well for Linux. We’ll see if MS’s agreement to quit harrassing them over Windows emulation changes that any.


16 posted on 02/17/2009 12:00:26 PM PST by CowboyJay (Blame me. I didn't vote for Perot.)
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To: Brookhaven; All

“Linux/Open-Source software has a real opportunity to make serious headway this year.”

Linux is Open Source. But, that is not to say that that all Open Source software is Linux or is for Linux.

There are, literally, 1000’s of free and Open Source software titles for Windows, as well.

Here are just a few links to some...

http://www.opensourcewindows.org/

http://osswin.sourceforge.net/

http://freshmeat.net/browse/219/

As well, keep in mind there is much free and open source software that runs on the many .nix distributions that can be run on Windows, too.

Using one of several free “virtualizing” software packages that create a “virtual” machine inside of your Windows operating system, you can install, run, and use anything!

My favorite is VirtualBox... http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads (Best documentation and step by step tutorials and assistance of all)

Then, there is Virtual PC...

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=04d26402-3199-48a3-afa2-2dc0b40a73b6&displaylang=en

and VMWare...

http://www.vmware.com/download/

Go forth, download, install, run! Make money and have fun!


22 posted on 02/17/2009 3:12:44 PM PST by papasmurf (Impeach the illegal bastard!)
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To: Brookhaven
Linux/Open-Source software has a real opportunity to make serious headway this year.

So we've heard for the last 10+ years. This one will be no different, except in China, Russia, and Cuba, where they're forcing people to use it.

25 posted on 02/17/2009 6:06:44 PM PST by Golden Eagle (In God We Trust)
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