[H-GEN] Microsoft & Open Source Woes

[Sarah Hollings]

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Rick Phillips wrote:

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>Here's something may interest you all -
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>http://www.computerworld.com.au/IDG2.NSF/DocID_PrinterFriendly/5F8F347148CD2
>B97CA256BD40077DDCD?OpenDocument
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>Regards,
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>Rick Phillips
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Its in precisely the area which the article highlights,

<dodgy  tech-report quote>

Open-source software is however making slower inroads in the market for 
corporate, in-house servers and on desktop PCs, where Microsoft and 
other U.S. vendors reign, according to IDC and other market research 
companies.

</dodgy>


where I think some enterprising group of Linux nuts could become the 
next Brian Behlendorfs, and build a distro/server package around LDAP, 
Kerberos and SAMBA to compete head to head with Microsoft in the small 
business server area.  There are a lot of small organisations and 
businesses who would love to have an option from ballooning licencing 
costs starting at $2285 for 5 seats version of W2kadvSrvr, or the 
spectre of Uncle Bill slapping the "pirate" tag on them.


Sarah Hollings



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