ZDNet Australia: Would You Use Open Source Software?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 16, 2002

“If you’re not sure if your department is using open source
software, read this article to recognise some common OSS solutions,
how they got introduced to your department, and what you should do
about it.

“In some enterprises, open source is a bad word. In many others,
it’s an unknown. While it’s difficult to determine the install base
of some code because of the nature of open source software (OSS),
seemingly only a handful of companies are consciously deploying
OSS. However, you may already be using these solutions in your
department without realising it. Read on to find out how open
source may have made its way into your department, and how you can
benefit by moving forward with the open source trend…”


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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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