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Paid Support Not Critical For Linux Adoption

Posted by Soulskill on from the why-buy-the-milk-when-you-can-get-the-cow-for-free dept.

ruphus13 writes "At the LinuxWorld expo, an analyst for the 451 Group pointed to a growing trend in enterprise — the increase in adoption of community-supported Linux distros. From the article, 'Companies are increasingly choosing free community-driven Linux distributions instead of commercial offerings with conventional support options. Several factors are driving this trend, particularly dissatisfaction with the cost of support services from the major distributors. Companies that use and deploy Linux internally increasingly have enough in-house expertise to handle all of their technical needs and no longer have to rely on Red Hat or Novell.'"

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  1. Re:How did Ubuntu get it's community? by Culture20 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I wouldn't be surprised if alot of enterprises are installing this distro now, based on its community. Yet still: why Ubuntu? [...] The color scheme?

    Baby poop brown is so non-fun that it must be a serious business application.

  2. from the Maximum-Verbosity dept. by Nymz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why buy the milk and eggs bundled, when you can easily feed the chickens yourself, thus making the bundle price, overpriced, when compared to the cost of milking the cows yourself.

  3. Re:How did Ubuntu get it's community? by Larryish · · Score: 5, Funny

    Baby poop brown is so non-fun that it must be a serious business application.

    Baby poop also comes in green and yellow.

    Oh shit I hope Intrepid Ibex isn't green and yellow.

  4. Re:I work at a 900+ seat Red Hat shop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I am a 1st tier keyboard jockey in Bangalore, you insensitive clod. THANK YOU, COME AGAIN!