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color=#0000ff size=2>I like to say that open source is not no dollar
software, it simply shifts the costs.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=579544816-14112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>The financial burden for development is carried by many,
instead of a single company, and the costs of an outright purchase are often
shifted to consulting, maintenance, or the salary of someone with more
knowledge/specialization to maintain.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=579544816-14112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Of course once you hit on a combination that works it may
not require any updates or changes (or even reboots) for a very long
time.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=579544816-14112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Sometimes they are really just looking for the one throat
to choke when problems come up.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=579544816-14112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>-Nate</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Aaron Korver
[mailto:aaron.korver@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 14, 2007
10:39 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Central Iowa Linux Users Group<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Cialug] Resources for convincing enterprises to go with open
source<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Hi everyone,<BR>I was wondering if anyone had any resources for
PHBs regarding open source software?<BR><BR>Mainly I'm being asked about
trends with open source and ROI; case studies would also be great.
Really any official looking documents with graphs and stats would
suffice. :-) <BR><BR>My audience for these papers are very skeptical
about the value of open source. They are used to buying large software
contract with the big name companies and using anything with a monetary cost
of Zero scares them. Thus it is my task to educate them on the benefits
of using open source in the enterprise. <BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Aaron
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