The open source attitude
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| In the first of a three-part series, we offer a comparative look at how
| firms in the U.S. and Canada decide which software model works for
| their enterprises
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| The Canadian government will play a role in the development of open
| source in this country, said Russell McOrmond, an open source
| consultant and policy coordinator for Canadian Linux Users Exchange
| (CLUE). He's also the private sector coordinator for Getting Open
| Source Logic Into Government (GOSLING), which is a voluntary,
| informal knowledge-sharing community.
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=42726
More from Canada (recent):
Spending on open source support services in Canada to soar
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| The market for open source support services is going to boom over
| the next five years, according to a recent Gartner survey.
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=42488&cid=6
Link Linux Shares to Trade Publicly
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| Link Linux Inc, a Toronto- based distributor of innovative Linux based
| tools, has announced its intention to initiate public trading in the
| near future.
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| [...]
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| "Using Linux operating systems can save huge amounts of money for
| businesses operating large numbers of work stations," said Davis.
| "Businesses in general have been reluctant to switch to the Linux
| operating system because of the need to retrain their employees. The
| new breed of products which Link Linux intends to market will exploit
| the low cost and other advantages of Linux without an expensive
| transition period."
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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060925/nym134.html?.v=63
Expert shares secrets to saving thousands with K12LTSP
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| The K12 Linux Terminal Server Project (K12LTSP) is a thin client
| distribution designed for use in schools.
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| Arkiletian estimates that his lab cost only $4,000 to set up --
| about a tenth the cost of buying replacement workstations.
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http://enterprise.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/16/1717243&tid=23&tid=46
Suse Linux is a real option
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| The channel needs to be paying more attention to OSes other than Windows
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http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/Home/News.asp?id=41583
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