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Cost-Conscious Companies Turn To Open Source

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

Martyr4BK writes "BusinessWeek has a slew of special reports today on open source software discussing the benefits for buyers who are cost conscious and open source being the silver lining for the economic slump. They even have a slideshow of 'OSS alternatives' like Linux, Apache, MySQL, Firefox, Xen, Pentaho, OpenOffice.org, Drupal, Alfresco, SugarCRM, and Asterisk. These are all good examples (we use a bunch of them already); what other open source software can I use to drop my company's IT costs, and maybe get a decent bonus for the year?"

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  1. yawn by Adolf+Hitroll · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yet another bunch of propagandist self-appreciation...
    stfu.

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  2. How about GIMP? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    GIMP is a nice alternative to photoshop. Although it does have a ways to go (such as with CMYK support, although see http://www.blackfiveservices.co.uk/separate.shtml), it is very powerful piece of software. In some ways, GIMP is better than photoshop (such as in its pre-render speed). For many users, GIMP provides all the "photoshop" they need, all at the low price of free. Although GIMP will not work for all companies (yet), it may well be worth it for certain companies to look in to it.