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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. easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I never got the point of Linux support anyway. If you're too thick to look up solutions to your problems on the internet or to contact developers directly, just lay out the one-time fee for Windows.

  2. gn4a by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Beyond the scope 0f Over to yet another As WideOpen, significantly

  3. Re:LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What about Miguel deMicrosoft's asshole?

  4. It's the collapse of American morality! by Quiet_Desperation · · Score: 0, Troll

    Next thing you know they will be letting the gays adopt Linux!