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Story: Newham CIO sees open source as 'red herring'
Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 20 October 2006, 9:46 AM)
Open Source is more than just whether or not you want to upgrade to linux. Of course it's just software, but for me it is a way of getting what you actually need from software, rather than what the vendors think you ought to buy. It puts more power in the hands of IT leaders, not more risk (although it means you have to have a more mature approach to this than a worthless and expensive support agreement with a big vendor)
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