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

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[ 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)

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