TopTechNews: Open Source Attracts Public Sector | Linux Today

TopTechNews: Open Source Attracts Public Sector

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 14, 2005

[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood
for this link. ]

“Once a curiosity of computer rooms, open-source software
applications are now giving commercial programs a run for their
money in public-sector information technology shops.

“In fact, public-sector I.T. managers say free licensing isn’t
necessarily the most attractive characteristic of the best
open-source products today. Many stand out for their stable
programming code and array of useful features or, conversely, their
stripped-down feature sets that eliminate unnecessary bells and
whistles…”

Complete
Story

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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