Linux for Librarians

[Warren Togami]

http://www.infotoday.com/it/oct01/poynder.htm
Linux for Librarians and Information Professionals
The Open Source Movement
Does this software provide a viable, user-friendly alternative to
proprietary solutions?
by Richard Poynder

..... The consequent savings, argues Mike Banahan, co-founder of the
U.K.-based training company GBdirect, are significant. Having migrated his
entire company from Microsoft products to open source, Banahan claims to
have reduced the annual cost of ownership of GBdirect's desktop PCs to about
$295-$440 U.S. per machine. "Compare that," he says, "with the $8,000 a year
that Gartner estimates it costs for each PC running Microsoft software."
But does open source have any specific relevance to librarians and
information professionals?
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