type open source projects.
- MySQL -> Pay oracle.
- Linux -> Pay Redhat or Canonical
For smaller non infrastructure type projects there is usually a
developer or affiliated company that is happy to take money and be on
a retainer in case something goes bad.
-Mark
On Sep 27, 10:40 am, "Yves S. Garret" <yoursurrogate...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Sorry about this not being CakePHP specific, but rather something being
> tangentially related to CakePHP. However, in my organization, there is a
> serious issue with convincing management that Open Source is a good idea.
> As a result we are stuck with using Windows servers and _forced_ to use
> MSSQL.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Microsoft (I run Mac, Windows and Linux at
> home) or want to start a flamewar of some sort. However, I would like to
> know of some BUSINESS REASONS that I can use to sell to management that this
> is not only a good idea, but head and shoulders above our present way of
> going.
>
> My reason for doing this is because it's so much easier to get updates,
> fixes and improvements than with a close source approach. Management is
> worried about support. I don't really care, I can admin my own box just
> fine. They want an approach that will cover their rear ends in case
> something bad happens (i.e. someone will come on-site and fix it for them).
> Is there consultant group that provides support and other such services in
> the Rhode Island area that we could tap into? I'd keep Windows around, but
> since we do most of our development on the web, it's kind of pointless to
> care too much what OS you're running.
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