Silicon.com: Microsoft and Linux Must Co-Exist | Linux Today

Silicon.com: Microsoft and Linux Must Co-Exist

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 20, 2005

“The fact that such a Linux pioneer as Central Scotland Police
should rethink its strategy may lead some open source fans to
reconsider their opinions.

“The Scottish force reviewed its technology strategy and
realised a standardised infrastructure was the key to increased
integration with other criminal justice agencies. And, as a result,
it’s replacing much–though not all–of its open source
infrastructure with Microsoft technologies…”

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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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