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LinuxInsider: Open Source Business Penetration Increasing

Sep 02, 2004, 10:00 (0 Talkback[s])
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"Once reserved primarily for use only by college students and hobbyists, open source software is fast gaining market share within mainstream business.

"'It's available, it's manipulative, you can make enhancements to it,' explained Paul Klimas, director of the city of Grand Rapids' Geographic Information System (GIS).

"'In some cases it's more reliable because of that flexibility...'"

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