Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 8th Nov 2006 19:59 UTC, submitted by Coxy
The theory behind open-source software is that it avoids many of the pitfalls - including cost - of closed alternatives. But Steven Buckley, who runs Christian Aid's common knowledge programme, prefers to buy software from the likes of Microsoft. Is this not odd for a charity? "Open-source doesn't mean free," he told BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme. "Quite often, if you install open-source software within an organisation, you have a support contract that goes with it - it's an essential part of operating that software. Over time, that can actually cost more than having Windows on an enterprise machine."
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2006-04-28
There are a lot of CS and just general capable IT people around, you just need to ask for them, of course i can understand that trying to hire that first someone is going to be tricky when you don't have anyone in the company experienced enough to interview them.