Re: Showcase for open & free software (Was: Busy day for announcements)

Which is more or less what IBM has been trying to clue us to for Lo, these past ten years ... "Open source is not a luxury, it's a lifeline."
The platform would be gone by now if not for the obstinacy, determination, and plain hard work of the Rochester open source crew under the enlightened leadership.

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Subject: Re: Showcase for open & free software (Was: Busy day for announcements)

But with the invasion of the financial engineering snake known as "private equity", expect to see breathtaking increases on maintenance fees and reduced cross-vendor integration options--anything to boost revenue.


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