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Article: There's no need to fear open source.(open source software)(Column)
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- Computers in Libraries
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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The last time I wrote about open source (OS) software was in last September's issue of Computers in Libraries, which was devoted to making the most of what you have and do-it-yourself solutions. After the column appeared, I received an e-mail from David Dorman of Index Data, who believed that I had done OS products a disservice by discussing them with do-it-yourself projects. He felt it implied that products based on open source were unsupported and required technical expertise that not every librarian might have.
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Mr. Dorman is correct: Products based on open source do not have to be homegrown, unsupported software. Commercial ...