Talk to any open-source vendor (myself included), and we'll tell you that there's a lot of money to be saved by dropping your proprietary software in favor of open-source alternatives.
Article Source Cyber Cynic July 28, 2009, 10:37 am
It had to happen. The Linux Foundation has just started offering an affinity Visa Platinum credit card for people who want to contribute to advancing the Linux through Linux Foundation initiatives.
While there is little doubt that IPO was a big event for Red Hat and Linux, perhaps an even more important one from a milestone point of view will officially occur this Friday.
Starting today, a new coalition of technology industry companies, organizations, and academic institutions will be actively promoting one sure way of cutting IT costs: using open source software and open technology solutions.