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[News] Linux Growth in Government Applications

Shawn McCarthy | Internaut: Open source's impact will only grow

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| At the same time, Linux is on the rise: It controls more than 12 percent
| of the government server market today and is projected to have over 15
| percent by 2009. It also already controls more than two-thirds of the
| nation's supercomputer market. The second trend is the acceptance of
| open source in general, a direct result of Linux's proven viability.
| Today, many types of open-source solutions are evolving. In a major shift
| of resources, large systems integrators are willing to invest money and
| developer resources to enhance open-source software. We saw this in the
| development of Trusted Linux, which benefited from thousands of
| development hours donated by SIs.
| 
| hy would SIs give this work away? Because in the long run it lets them
| save money on software licensing fees when they fulfill government
| services contracts. IBM Corp. says it has invested well over $1 billion
| in various Linux development projects and has recouped that investment
| through additional services.  
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