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:ZDNet UK: French Opt For Laissez-Faire Linux
ZDNet UK: French Opt For Laissez-Faire Linux
Nov 9, 2005, 14 :30 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (9260 reads)

(Other stories by Ingrid Marson)

"'Think small, start small, scale up.' The strategy ex-Wal-Mart executive Michael Bergdahl claims was responsible for creating one of the most successful businesses ever, is good advice for organisations looking to adopt open source.

"Organisations that 'think big' when deploying open source can run into problems. Take the City of Munich, which decided to migrate its 14,000 desktops to Linux two years ago, but is not actually going to start the migration until 2006, claiming that an 'additional pilot' is necessary..."

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This is a great idea, the slow and stead ...   Ingenious   
alucinor
Nov 9, 2005, 15:39:46
 
If you are even considering the possibil ...   Start even before you buy anything.   
Shiva
Nov 9, 2005, 17:02:35
 
Agreed, starting small is the way to go, ...   Re: Ingenious (and more)   
Cole Thompson
Nov 9, 2005, 19:09:00
 
 "A les enfant de la patrie, le jour de  ...   Bon voyage Micro$oft!!   
Shamar
Nov 9, 2005, 22:04:53
 
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