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Exploring the philosophies behind and reasons to use Open Source Software, without beating it into the audience!
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6. No vendor lock-in 7. Fewer expensive hardware purchases 8. Few viruses & malware 9. Global, open standards, not Microsoft standards! 10. Windows software you 'gotta have?' Dual-boot, use WINE or go virtual easily! 11. If you are a taxpayer, you should demand your government entity use open source software!
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13. Open source example = no license fee + 20K Maintenance = $20K, and $20K/year after that 14. Over 3 years, proprietary = $160K, Open Source = $60K, almost3 times cheaper! 15.
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