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> Peter wrote:
>
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>> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1244909.ZPMq2pdQxD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> The Open Source Advantage
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>> | Open source software has many advantages over the proprietary
>>> | equivalent. One of the major advantages is cost. Not only is
>>> | open source software less expensive up-front, but also less
>>> | expensive in the long run. Below is a chart comparing the
>>> | up-front costs of open source and proprietary software. The
>>> | comparison shows our Adonia desktop configured with Open Source
>>> | software, and with Proprietary software (for demonstration
>>> | purposes).
>>> |
>>> | Open Source Proprietary
>>> |
>>> | [...]
>>> |
>>> | Total $299 $2,733
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://shafetech.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23
>>>
>>> Of course, many of these expenses will be hidden because software gets
>>> purchased after the base unit arrived.
>> How are you finding all these links Roy ?
>> Are you browsing all day and night ?
>> Peter
>
> One easy way is RSS from news sites.
> The other is to go to google and news section and enter Linux and
> a whole bunch of current news on Linux turns up.
This particular one I found in a Digg search that's delivered as an RSS feed.
The number of users (about 600,000) makes it an treasure trove of
information . Aggregating the aggregators and using a mental filter seems
like the key to finding stories before the emerge in mainstream sites like
Slashdot. Speed counts a lot, in my humble opinion, because once you have
seen a story in source X, seeing a story Y that's similar to X (or expends
on X) is pointless.
Best wishes,
Roy
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