SearchOpenSource: Open Source Desktop Basics: Risk-Free Ways to Get Started [Part 1 and 2] | Linux Today

SearchOpenSource: Open Source Desktop Basics: Risk-Free Ways to Get Started [Part 1 and 2]

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 1, 2005

[ Thanks to Peter Parker for these
links. ]

From Part 1:

“If you’re at all like me, you tend to be just a little careful
with your corporate IT infrastructure. What I do not want to hear
is, ‘Hey, let’s rip out these mission-critical services, replace
them with this open source thing we keep hearing about, and see
what happens.’

“What I have wanted to hear about are ways to introduce open
source software (OSS) into my corporate IT services without risking
any problems at all. If you’d like to know what I’ve heard, then
read on…”


Complete Story
(Part 1)


Complete Story
(Part 2)

Related Story:
SearchOpenSource:
Why and When Open Source Products Best Microsoft [Parts 1 &
2]
(Nov 17, 2005)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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