[ILUG] "Munich halts biggest-ever Linux migration"

[kevin lyda]

On Fri, Aug 06, 2004 at 04:05:43PM +0100, nils Olofsson wrote:
> I was am in the process of talking to the deputy major of kk to
> tell/show  him what free/open source software is (in the hope of getting
> a pilot project going somehow). Now what should I do ?.
> Scrap the whole idea or push ahead.

first, i'm not a lawyer.  i'm just trying to apply logic:

with free software you can look inside it and see if it violates patents
and then assess your risk.  with closed software you cannot so you will
not know your risk.

so, if you want a known amount of risk then i suggest going as you are.
if you want an unknown level of risk, use closed software.

kevin

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