The Leading Edge (Revised)

Is Now the Time?

First, and foremost, Open Source solutions are growing rapidly.

Let's pick a random periodical sitting in my recycling: Information Week. There are 1579 items in InformationWeek http://www.informationweek.com/TechSearch/Search.jhtml;jsessionid=RN4ODNGHETZR2QSNDBCSKHSCJUMEKJVN?site_id=InformationWeek&personality=category&queryText=open+source for 'open source'. SOA …

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The Cost (and Benefit) of Open Source

I've had this conversation more than once.

Me: "We can download something like POI to read the Excel™ files. Or I can spend months writing something."

Them: "We have a policy against open source software."

Me: "Do you use Apache ?"

Them: "That's different."

Me: "How so? Be specific in enumerating …

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