Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on June 18, 2004 05:24 AM
The largest cost in any publishing enterprise is people, not software. Saving a few bucks on software is false economy in the publishing industry. Publishers who survive do so largely by getting lots of work done with a few, well-equipped, highly competent people. The Adobe and Quark tools are so far superior in ease of use, integration and features that nearly any shop can quickly earn back the cost difference.
There are good reasons to use open source tools. Those reasons include open data formats, lack of vendor lock-in, etc. Stick to those arguments, because right now and for the foreseeable future, the cost arguments won't make any economic sense.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on June 18, 2004 05:24 AMThe largest cost in any publishing enterprise is people, not software. Saving a few bucks on software is false economy in the publishing industry. Publishers who survive do so largely by getting lots of work done with a few, well-equipped, highly competent people. The Adobe and Quark tools are so far superior in ease of use, integration and features that nearly any shop can quickly earn back the cost difference.
There are good reasons to use open source tools. Those reasons include open data formats, lack of vendor lock-in, etc. Stick to those arguments, because right now and for the foreseeable future, the cost arguments won't make any economic sense.
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