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Comment on Feds Could Save Billions with Open Source by Netzen

Netzen — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:55:44 +0000

More open source software should be used by governments, not just in the USA but over here in the UK and other countries. Open source software should be used more in schools over the world as well, I am not saying we should stop using Windows on the desktop and force everyone to use Open Office and Linux desktops. But for the backend & servers we could be making use of open source software like Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP etc and use more open source virtualization to save money on costs.

Schools / Governments all seem very keen to use Exchange Server for their email servers often as they can’t support Linux & open source software with their existing IT departments and think that paying a Linux Consultant or using Outsourced IT will cost them more than the licensing costs for Microsoft products.

Comment on Open Source: Narrowing the Divide between Education, Business, and Community by Chris Tyler

Chris Tyler — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:54:12 +0000

TeachingOpenSource.org has been established as a neutral collaboration point for professors, institutions, communities, and companies. I invite everyone interested in the teaching of Open Source to plug in to this initiative.

Comment on Red Hat and Microsoft Expand Server Virtualization Interoperability by it’s all about the interoperability | the great software list blog

it’s all about the interoperability | the great software list blog — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:21:37 +0000

[...] Hat Linux and Microsoft servers just got a little more interoperable. Now is that so hard? Too bad the Novell deal wasn’t this clean. Comment (RSS) [...]

Comment on How sharing works: The Amen Break by Mary

Mary — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:48:48 +0000

correction: “didn’t know THEN” (typo)

Comment on How sharing works: The Amen Break by Mary

Mary — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 17:47:45 +0000

I can remember when I moved to NYC in 1981 clutching my sub-mediocre plays far too tightly. I was horrified when someone told me my work was my resume. I didn’t know than that what I had written wasn’t really worth lifting; nor could I acknowledge in my arrogant ignorance that there was probably nothing very original in my work.

Now I teach arts & humanities in a middle school in Kentucky. Kozinski’s words could not ring more true!

Comment on Then they fight you… by “GNU/Linux ALREADY Kicks Windows to the Curb” « DC: Freedom & Linux

“GNU/Linux ALREADY Kicks Windows to the Curb” « DC: Freedom & Linux — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:28:14 +0000

[...] Then they fight you… [...]

Comment on Then they fight you… by Boycott Novell » “GNU/Linux ALREADY Kicks Windows to the Curb”

Boycott Novell » “GNU/Linux ALREADY Kicks Windows to the Curb” — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:39:40 +0000

[...] Then they fight you… [...]

Comment on British schools look at open source by Colin Dodd

Colin Dodd — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:55:52 +0000

I actually agree with you.

I think the hope is that the more open source software is deployed, the more companies will spring up to support it. Having technology based on open standards allows “customers” to find the “vendor” who serves them best. That’s what you pay for with free software, someone to blame, someone to help you.

The value is in the support, but also the drastically reduced R&D costs, when all the work of development is spread around the community.

Reaching that critical mass is important, but it’s happening.

Comment on British schools look at open source by Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:26:34 +0000

As a developer who has worked on open source projects, and been something of an evangelist for it’s use on various corporate projects, I can appreciate the frustrations on all side of this argument.

Something else the article doesn’t cover – those who are buying software like to have somebody to be held liable. Paying for a product makes that easier to think about.

Comment on Why does Google open source its desktop gadgets? by Manuel R. Ciosici

Manuel R. Ciosici — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:11:18 +0000

I wish more companies felt that way…