Gabor Szabo wrote: [snip]
Yes! First and foremost!
If these are true, then what is the value proposition of FOSS in Israel ? Technical superiority ?
Ease of use ?Tricky question. Easy for who? Easy how?
A sysdmin, a user and manager will have a completely different set of perspectives on what is easy.
Freedom ?Not in the Israeli business vocabulary...
Before one hails and advocates OSS one has to educated for better IT thinking:
Find out what the business requirement are.
Strip out MS-talk (mail and scheduling instead of exchange...).
List the true functional requirement.
Research both closed and open solution.
Show case studies.
Display the solutions.
The most important things in my mind:
FOSS advocates should have (and usually do) better understanding of IT technology, standards and trends.
FOSS advocates should not blindly attack closed solutions, nor blindly hail OSS solutions. Always check your facts.
Never use costs as an the first or only factor. Managers tend to make two assumptions:
1. Free (as in beer) = Cheap = low quality
2. If I pay for a license, the vendor has a responsibly toward me.
There is little point in trying to hammer out these assumptions.
Gil
Gabor
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