[Ambassadors] cost/benefit of switching to open source

[wonderer4711 at gmx.de]

hy Matthew,

I had several years ago such a presentation (sorry, must search for it) 
but I have found so far some infos:

http://www.aboutdebian.com/linux.htm (some collegues)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/compare/default.mspx (yes, you 
must know the propaganda ;-) )
http://www.cyber.com.au/about/linux_vs_windows_tco_comparison.pdf (with 
charts, good for Decisionmakers ;-) ).
http://whitepapers.zdnet.co.uk/0,1000000651,260280265p-39000381q,00.htm
http://www.michaelhorowitz.com/Linux.vs.Windows.html (some other thoughts)

Here in Germany the Town München will migrate to Linux these days 
(sorry, thats in german but maybe some Online-Translater can do the thing):
http://www.egovcom.de/srvinclude/4/1/inews_daily.asp?opt=archiv&red_nr=18381
http://www.heise.de/newsticker/Muenchner-Linux-Migration-bleibt-auf-Kurs--/meldung/113091
Hope it helps...


best regards
Henrik - wonderer at fedoraproject.org


Matthew Cascio schrieb:
> Hello Ambassadors,
>
> I'm working on a strategy presentation to help a client understand the 
> cost/benefit to IT departments for switching 100% to open source.  I 
> searched the list archives, but didn't see anything relevant.
>
> Can anyone point to some good research on the topic or case studies of 
> companies that have done this?
>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Matthew Cascio
> DC Metro Ambassador
>
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