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Indemnification Roundup

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the watching-your-back dept.

Skapare writes "O'Reilly Network's LinuxDevCenter has a great article summarizing the indemnification possibilities for businesses considering switching to (or staying with) Linux. Author Tom Adelstein covers the business risk mitigation aspects of using Linux today, and details available indemnification offerings from Novell, HP, Red Hat, and OSRM. So why not print a copy and send it to your company CEO."

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  1. Re:Am I safe just running Microsoft stuff? by aixou · · Score: 5, Informative

    I suppose it's somewhat analagous to volcano insurance. Everything's cool until your house is covered in soot.

    Do I need to buy or worry about this kind of stuff when I buy Microsoft software?

    No, but then Microsoft software is all done in house. 95% (give or take) of software included in a Red Hat distribution was not created by Red Hat, so they don't have the same level of accountability as Microsoft. With an indemnification plan, they are taking on the accountability of the linux kernel writers, which might give a justified peace of mind to any potential customer.