Hi.. [snip] > > ironically, in most cases you could actually find a > superior technology > to one offered as mukt and muft under gnulinux.
True. So would companies really go head first into the pool that is Opensource? > > so i've discovered, precedents, case-studies, peer > pressure, competitor > adoption, and best-practises in verticals work far > more effectively. Hasnt the trend recently been to incorporate a mixture of OSS and Closed Source/Propreitary software? Most corporates and organizations initially looked on OSS as an answer to their prayers, what with cost savings and blah blah.. [correct me if i'm wrong, but reading any industry related news seems to bring about this conclusion..] look at the stage of development at which most of the OSS programs are.. they'd be great for individuals and computer enthusiasts but would an organization be willing to bet a couple of million dollars on something like that? - vik ===== viksit gaur http://viksit.tripod.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux. The choice of a GNU generation. New eh? I tried sniffing coke once, but the ice cubes seemed to get in the way... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd