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Donald K. Rosenberg
On Open Source Software |
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1. Introduction to Open Source Software
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| Over the coming year I will be writing about Open Source software and what it can do for you and your business. No matter what business you are in, you can benefit from Open Source software, and if you are a software vendor or integrator, there are ways to use Open Source software as part of your products, not just in internal operations. |
2. From Proprietary Software to Open Source
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| Open Source software is already here, making rapid progress in the server market. The only question is how far and how fast it will spread both in that market and beyond it. According to market researchers IDC, over half the servers on the Web run Open Source software, and of the 6.1 million servers sold in 2000, 27% were Linux servers (25% in 1999). The Windows share of the server market was 41% in 2000, and 38% in 1999. |
3. Technical support for Open Source Software
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| No one ever proposes the adoption of Open Source software in a company without hearing the objection, "But who will support it?" The implication is that proprietary software is supported and that Open Source software is not. |
4. High Time for Your Software Audit (Or Else!)
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| This month I'd like to extend your audit awareness beyond the idea of using Open Source products just to extend hardware life and save software costs. While you are at it, have you considered counting your Microsoft and other proprietary licenses and matching them to the machines? Can you prove you bought every copy? |
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