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A few questions
+ can you give me an accounting open source software that is accepted by accountants that produces year in year out up to dates forms accepted by the fiscal administration ?
+ can you give me the name of an open source "materials management and procurement system" that does not need IT service thecost of which won't dwarf license cost of a commercial one ?

going to linux for your 30 system will save you 30 * 70 $ over the next 3 years, that is 700$ a year ! that is two days of it consultancy to study the migration.
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A few questions  s_souche | 11/19/08
There is no OSS accounting...  bjbrock | 11/19/08
Two points.  TripleII | 11/19/08
why this link  s_souche | 11/19/08
Oh, and US Government websites...  914four | 11/20/08
Really?  Turntwo | 11/20/08
basics are wrong  soulxfer@... | 11/19/08
Why the insistence on replacing perfectly good...  ye | 11/19/08
Unlike buying your software for home use  Roger Ramjet | 11/19/08
Is there any reason to believe the software is being...  ye | 11/19/08
From inference  Roger Ramjet | 11/19/08
Which OSS would not address  ye | 11/19/08
And OSS has yearly support costs  GuidingLight | 11/19/08
Migrating the Data!?!?  jorgebraga | 11/19/08
How about so you can roll it out to all students and parents, and they can  DonnieBoy | 11/19/08
You didn't answer the question. Which was:  ye | 11/19/08
"Why the insistence on replacing perfectly good software?"  Henrik Moller | 11/19/08
Is there any evidence to suggest the current software...  ye | 11/19/08
Getting desperate, ye?  Henry Miller | 11/19/08
What FUD? Aren't you zealots the bearer of all FUD?  transposeIT | 11/19/08
to minimize recuring costs  s_souche | 11/19/08
Again: Is there any reason to believe the current software...  ye | 11/19/08
accounting software  s_souche | 11/19/08
That doesn't require the complete replacement of...  ye | 11/19/08
maintenance  s_souche | 11/19/08
What yearly licenses?  GuidingLight | 11/19/08
What insistence?  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/19/08
Then the point of this blog is????  ye | 11/19/08
Paul made a TCO story  TedKraan | 11/20/08
Now that won't be very dramatic, now will it?  Qbt | 11/19/08
With all his made up stories  eb276 | 11/19/08
Haven't you heard of Murph's law?  Me_too | 11/22/08
Because he is a fool?  GuidingLight | 11/19/08
The wrong guys are in the IT department  Neo1956 | 11/19/08
I can guarantee you they will not handle a Linux system.  Henrik Moller | 11/19/08
Time to grok grep? Rock awk?  DannyO_0x98 | 11/19/08
This "guy" doesn't care about multi-trick ponies.  ye | 11/19/08
That's right  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/19/08
Is there such a thing as an IT professional  GuidingLight | 11/19/08
RHCE  Henry Miller | 11/19/08
Wow, you're a troll  daengbo | 11/20/08
I'm all for open source, but...  bjbrock | 11/19/08
Agreed  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/19/08
price of oss migration  s_souche | 11/19/08
What consultant?  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/19/08
you remember ?  s_souche | 11/19/08
try reading first, assuming later  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/19/08
if you lay off those that know the system  s_souche | 11/19/08
This is assuming ...  dkawalec | 11/19/08
Simple: His IT staff  ye | 11/19/08
Sun just received their share of favor  LBiege | 11/19/08
Ya - stupid beyond belief  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/19/08
Then why hasn't M$ let go thousands of salesmen?  LBiege | 11/19/08
Clue for ya, a Ression favors NO ONE.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/19/08
Recession?  B.O.F.H. | 11/19/08
Personally I've always done well in a recession  Richard Flude | 11/19/08
LOL - good point - nt  USTechHead | 11/20/08
Problem is lack of discipline - not software selection  cornpie | 11/19/08
Are you nuts?!?!  jorgebraga | 11/19/08
You don't understand...  Qbt | 11/19/08
Slightly OT  Ross44 | 11/19/08
Recssion Kills off open source  no nonsense | 11/19/08
Ri diculous! (nt)  Henry Miller | 11/19/08
You're a moron  todbran@... | 11/20/08
You can make up any story you want.  DevGuy_z | 11/19/08
Sunk costs  happyharry_z | 11/19/08
Might as well throw in the towel, Murph  Ole Man | 11/19/08
Another ignorant post from the master...Zdnet should fire this guy already  transposeIT | 11/19/08
Nah..  TedKraan | 11/20/08
That's very good...nt  USTechHead | 11/20/08
Timewarp is better not tunnel vision...nt  USTechHead | 11/20/08
God Murph you're pathetic....  JoeMama_z | 11/20/08
Anyway you cut it  TedKraan | 11/20/08
Yes it's sad, but it's also common  murph_z ZDNet Moderator | 11/20/08
Not likely  crypt2121 | 11/20/08
SMBs are going to SaaS  devils_advocate | 11/20/08
Free is awesome  A Gray | 11/20/08
Now we know why you use a pseudonym...  topry@... | 11/20/08
Here's a thought:  Ginevra | 11/20/08

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