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Re: Why Aren't Open Source Tools Being Considered?
Subject:Re: Why Aren't Open Source Tools Being Considered? From:Peter Neilson <neilson -at- alltel -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:35:41 -0400
Late entry, but I don't think I've seen this point raised yet...
At more than one place I've worked, no unauthorized software
was to be installed because:
1. The systems were being used to handle financial data.
2. There was a contract with a company to provide software.
3. If there was a problem, they wanted to be able to sue
someone. You cannot sue 13 more-or-less anonymous
developers scattered over eight countries.
It wasn't a problem of support. It was insurance, like the
old-style gangster insurance. "You screw this up, we break
your leg."
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