Comments on Open Source PoliticsTypePad2007-03-08T13:55:47ZEwan McIntoshhttps://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2007/03/open_source_pol/comments/atom.xml/Terinea Weblog commented on 'Open Source Politics'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451f00f69e200d835798beb69e22007-05-18T16:02:33Z2007-05-18T16:02:46ZTerinea Webloghttp://www.terinea.co.uk/blogs/terineatechtipsI think government bodies won't go down the Open Source route because either they simply don't understand the concept or...<p>I think government bodies won't go down the Open Source route because either they simply don't understand the concept or have concerns about having their budgets reduced. After the initial outlay of deploying an open source product the licensing costs don't come into play for upgrades and hence a reduction in budget? Anyway I came across this good example for arguing for Open Source. <br />
<a href="http://talk.bmc.com/blogs/blog-whurley/whurley/a-day-without-open-source" rel="nofollow"> A Day Without Open Source</a> </p>