A favorite bon mot of open source critics is that open source software is "free like a free puppy". Tee hee! Open source advocates should remember to keep the rejoinder handy, that proprietary software is "free like a free hit of crack". Oracle "Express", SQL Server "Express", ESRI educational copies, yes I am looking at you.Monday, May 17, 2010
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A favorite bon mot of open source critics is that open source software is "free like a free puppy". Tee hee! Open source advocates should remember to keep the rejoinder handy, that proprietary software is "free like a free hit of crack". Oracle "Express", SQL Server "Express", ESRI educational copies, yes I am looking at you.
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Another reason to consider open source:
I wonder whether an open source GIS implementation would lend itself to a smoother transition between implementers. Not necessarily because of the open technology, rather due to the openness of the process itself.
Blogged here: http://blog.entchev.com/2010/05/17/project-continuity-and-open-source.aspx
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