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Companies deploy open source to support critical business functions

Getting there: Migrating to open source
Those who have made the move share advice on how to prepare and what traps to avoid.

An open letter to the open source community
IT execs speak out on support, stability, documentation and
more

Is BSD a better open source licensing model than the GPL?
Yes: Mark Brewer Covalent Technologies | No: Matt Asay Novell

Open source vs. Windows: Security debate rages
It's a topic of fierce debate among high-tech cognoscenti:
What's more secure - "open source" code such as Linux and Apache, or proprietary "closed source" operating systems and applications, Microsoft's in particular?

Head of the class
Open source visionary Brian Behlendorf talks about where the movement is heading in the enterprise.

Risky business
Users weigh legal, technical and support issues when considering open source. Also: Patent issue plagues open source

Open source has to 'wear a tie'
Mark Gibbs argues that "Open source eventually will transform how we do business. The benefits and advantage will go to those who are mature enough to understand the opportunity and embrace it."

Open source and evaluation downloads
Scores of enterprise applications in 20 categories for you to try.

 

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