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On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 08:15, Michael Kay wrote:
> In my experience many of these organizations have just begun to get their
> heads around the fact that it makes sense to *use* open source software. The
> notion that they can also improve their life by sponsoring the creation of
> open source software is just too much of a mental leap. They do many other
> things that create a community benefit rather than pure competitive
> advantage, for example taking part in industry standards bodies, but
> investing in software that's immediately available to their competitors is
> something that gets a reaction of complete incredulity. There are a number
> of Saxon users at present trying to persuade their bosses to invest in
> enhancements that their organization needs, so I know!
Of course, the irony there is that's exactly where their licensing
dollars go when they buy a commercial product. I don't know why I'd
never thought of this argument before; it may come in handy at some
stage...
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