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Opening Up for Open Source

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the if-we-build-it-they-will-come dept.

jondaw writes "Businesses want to save money and boost IT efficiency. Can open-source software do the trick? Cnet attempts to answer this open ended question and provides a number of good case studies and examples."

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  1. Re:Yes, but... by rbarreira · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Consider this: I have downloaded patches for more security flaws in Firefox than for IE in recent weeks.

    You say that as if you wanted to imply that Firefox has more security holes, but that's not a certain conclusion! Couldn't it be the case that Firefox just gets more attention from its developers?

    Signed,
    Captain Obvious

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  2. Re:Yes by bburton · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Well, it's not always just about saving money. There's a lot of open source projects out there that are much less painful to work with.

    Not having to worry about CD keys, crazy EULAs, spy/adware, and vendor lock-in are big pluses of most FOSS.

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