Thursday, August 11, 2005

Open Source Adoption

by damonp on August 11, 2005

in Open Source

Open Source software by definition facilitates user customization thus easing integration into existing IT systems and business practices. A Computer Business Review article posits: Unhappiness drives open source adoption.

For instance, DiBona pointed out that if Google used Windows, or any other non-open source software program, to make changes to that system he would be required to essentially ask permission from that vendor. “Why should we hand over the control of our software support to another company?”

Research firm and LinuxWorld sponsor IDC projects Linux revenue would reach $35bn worldwide within the next three years. “It’s growing twice as fast as Windows,” said CEO of Open Source Development Labs Inc Stuart Cohen. “If you’re skeptical, just visit the SAP booth — here for the first time at LinuxWorld.”

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Remote Backups With Rsync

by damonp on August 11, 2005

in Snippets

A little tutorial from rootprompt.org (with scripts) for Remote Backups With Rsync

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Support and Small Software Shops

11 August 2005

One of the hardest things for an ISV1 like myself and others is the balancing of roles; coder, business, marketing and product support. Support is one of the easiest areas to cut corners on because it takes place after the sale, but personal support is one of the advantages of buying from an ISV. On [...]

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