I have not seen it mentioned here (maybe I wasn't looking ?)
Open question The government claims open-source software means a 60% saving. It doesn't add up.
Basically it sais that the TCO of Open Source is higher than that of propriatery solutions and it because of the "forking problem" it is risky to use OS. It sais that the Government of Israel should not move from MS an other propriatery solutions to OS.
The English version of the article can be found here: http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/DocView.asp?did=747399&fid=980
Gabor
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Blobes is business newspaper. Microsoft is a business. FOSS is a way of developing software and knowlage. Oranges and Tuna fish.
Money can be made out of, or using FOSS, but FOSS is not a business model. I think Microsoft understands this much better then the business magazines, which is why FUD is their common weapon in this area.
As for TCO; it's very easy to lower TCO in MS based environments:
1. You ignore third party solution required to complete the MS environment (I have yet to see an MS shop without 30-40% of the software componanted suplemnting MS shortcommings).
2. With big contract, MS will directly or inderectly, provide support and consulting with no fee. As no money changes hands, the TCO is ssems lower, but this does not provide a true pricture, as it does not apply to smaller enntities.
3. With MS, you do it the MS way. If your ornaizational structure does not match the AD way of thinking, you change the organization. This, again, is not calculated as TCO, as it is not an IT issue, but an organizational issue.
Gil
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