On Wednesday 22 December 2004 08:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Guyz > > I am having a problem coming up with information that is reliable enough > to show comparisons between the main stream proprietary software and FOSS. > What happens currently is that companies like M$ due to their good PR > machinery are in position to spread so much Fear Uncertainity and Doubt > among the "white collar" decision makers who are usually the top bosses. I > therefore would like a scenario where I can occasionally pick up some > information that gives what I would call a fair analysis of the situation > on the ground. > > Any sites available ? > I don't know if there is any _really fair_ analysis of the situation but I found these sites to be quite comprehensive
A general article (very good): http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html From a security point of view: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/22/linux_v_windows_security/ TCO analysis: http://www.cybersource.com.au/about/linux_vs_windows_tco_comparison.pdf and here is an old one (but some points are still relevant): http://www.seul.org/docs/whylinux.html HTH - Martin - _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/
