Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4570 mails)

[Geza Giedke <geza.giedke@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Marc,

if it's a matter of cost, you could google for Linux-Windows TCO
studies (and be careful to check who funded them and whether the
methodology employed makes sense).
One that found Linux to be superior is here:

http://www.e-dynamics.be/docs/linux_vs_windows_tco_comparison.pdf
see also
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Breaking/TCO-study-Linux-wins-again/2004/12/13/1102786990788.html
(I have no clue if these are methodically solid.)
There are other studies, arriving at the opposite result.

If it's about freedom, there's little need to do a study (except
GNU/Linux vs. BSD (vs. OpenSolaris?) and maybe comparing distros).

I'm sure that Novell can share some experiences, too.

regards
 Geza

On 11/17/05, Marc Collin <collinm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> hi
>
> i'm a software engineer student and i need to do a study to switch our
> department to opensource software.
>
> i would like to know if you have any document, tips, study, survey (not too
> old)... to help
> me in my work.
>
> thanks
>
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