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Computerworld: Linux: Not Always the Best IT Answer?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 27, 2003

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“Here was a speaker at a Linux enterprise conference telling the
audience that Linux isn’t the best choice for every IT need.

“Linux and other open-source software products in many cases may
not offer the highest-quality choice available to enterprises, and
proprietary software isn’t evil, said Jonathan Eunice, president
and principal analyst at Illuminata Inc., an IT research and
consultancy group in Nashua, N.H.

“But enterprises looking to tweak the code of the software they
run and avoid ‘entanglement costs’ associated with vendors who may
not listen to their needs may want to consider open-source
software, he said, speaking at the Enterprise Linux Forum in
Washington yesterday…”


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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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