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Vendor lock-in, part 2Combating lock-in with open source
Is vendor lock-in always a curse? After all, the backing of a vendor can be helpful and reassuring -- if you can trust the vendor not to stab you in the back, that is. In part two of our three-part series on vendor lock-in, SearchEnterpriseLinux.com'... Interview
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Vendor lock-in, part 3Solid contract negotiation key to avoiding lock-in
In Monopoly -- the board game, not the Microsoft game -- players can win a card that gets them out of jail free. There's no magic card to help IT shops stay out of vendor lock-in situations, but IT shops can play the vendor relationship game and win.... Interview
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Vendor lock-in, part 1Proprietary and lock-in not necessarily synonymous
The first time you tried to connect one of your old Tinker Toys to a new plastic Lego block, you experienced vendor lock-in. Being locked in to one vendor's IT Tinker Toy can be disastrous if the vendor fails to deliver sound products and services. B... Interview
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How can I reset the time zone on my mail server?
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How can you tell if you are running the Solaris 8 hardened version?
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Could you give me a clear definition of GNU C?
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Is there a maximum string length for the Solaris oem-banner?
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How will DRM affect system administrators?
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How could DRM on Linux impact admins?
There's a storm brewing over digital rights management (DRM) technology in the open source community, and Linux founder Linus Torvalds' recent acceptance of DRM usage seeded the clouds. In the aftermath of the storm, open source software could bear a... Interview
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What does a Unix shop need to know about Linux?
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