SearchEnterpriseLinux: Enterprise Devices Feel Safe with Linux at the Core

“What advice would you give to a CIO or CTO who is
considering Linux in the enterprise (for embedded devices or
otherwise)?

“Bart Massey: Make sure you get accurate information.
Proprietary solution vendors and free/open source zealots are not
your best sources. The total cost of ownership (TCO) argument is a
prime example–anyone who tells you that either proprietary
software or Linux has better TCO is massively overgeneralizing
and/or doesn’t understand how to compute TCO. Find someone who
understands both free/open source and business issues to advise
you…”

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