Proposal for non-profit
David Mandala
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
20 Jan 2003 23:58:06 -0700
On topic but not about the proposal directly here are some why Linux
links that may be of value to you.
Excuse the xml messiness but I just cut and pasted from my galeon
bookmarks. There is a lot of good Linux success stories here. Also some
BSA scare stories that are true.
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Applications</title>
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Applications</title>
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<title>Dummy folder</title>
<bookmark href="http://www.sap-ag.de/community/week35_1.asp">
<title>SAP -</title>
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<bookmark href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-956496.html?tag=fd_top">
<title>Survey: Linux growing; CRM in doubt - Tech News -
CNET.com</title>
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<time_added>1031288095</time_added>
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<bookmark href="http://www.iht.com/articles/70026.html">
<title>IHT: IT managers cite security and competition when choosing
a Linux system</title>
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<title>Speed-start your Linux app</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.infonomics.nl/FLOSS/report/">
<title>FLOSS final report index</title>
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<time_added>1032389422</time_added>
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</bookmark>
<bookmark href="http://linora.com/front.html">
<title>LinOra - Oracle application implementations and Linux systems
integration</title>
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<time_added>1032414709</time_added>
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<title>e-inSITE - The Electronics Industry Knowledge Network</title>
<info>
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<bookmark href="http://www.linuxnj.com/index.php?newpage=whylinux">
<title>Linux New Jersey</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.bsa.org/usa/report/">
<title>BSA United States - Report Piracy</title>
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<bookmark href="http://linuxpr.com/releases/5142.html">
<title>Linux PR: Linux New Jersey: How Linux Saved One Company
$20,000</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.oeone.com/aboutus/">
<title>About OEone Corporation</title>
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<title>Welcome to OEone</title>
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<bookmark
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<title>Regal Entertainment Group Adopts IBM and Linux for
Point-of-sale Application</title>
<info>
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<bookmark
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<title>Economist.com | Computer software</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.linuxjournal.com//article.php?sid=6272">
<title>VxWorks to Embedded Linux: a Success Story</title>
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href="http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/09/24/1553254.shtml?tid=3">
<title>NewsForge: The Online Newspaper of Record for Linux and Open
Source</title>
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<title>HP ramping up for Linux support</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,554499,00.asp">
<title>IBM Scores Two More Linux Wins</title>
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<bookmark
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<bookmark
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<title>ZDNet Australia: News & Tech: Enterprise: Is Linux taking
over the enterprise?</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.kegel.com/linux/edu/">
<title>The Case for Linux in Universities</title>
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<bookmark
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<title>Panelists consider the 'business case' for open
source</title>
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<title>Linux Today - Update: Linux TCO: Less Than Half The Cost of
Windows</title>
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<title>U.S. News: Microsoft still rules the desktop, but Linux
variants are spreading fast (10/14/02)</title>
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<bookmark
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<title>SourceWire - the independent resource for hi-tech and
business journalists</title>
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<title>Open IT: Govt to rewrite source code in Linux - The Economic
Times</title>
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<title>Today's News</title>
<info>
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<bookmark href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,598968,00.asp">
<title>Cashing In on Linux</title>
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<bookmark
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<bookmark href="http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20021010S0006">
<title>Internet Week > Linux > Microsoft Licensing Terms Drive
Some Smaller Firms To Linux > October 10, 2002</title>
<info>
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<bookmark href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8708456183.html">
<title>LinuxDevices.com - the embedded Linux portal: News > View
> Full text</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1135986">
<title>vnunet.com Police pilot Linux desktops</title>
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<bookmark
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<title>Would you use open source software?: ZDNet Australia:
Builder: Manage: Business Management</title>
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<bookmark href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-962328.html">
<title>IBM says net income flat - Tech News - CNET.com</title>
<info>
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<time_added>1034829239</time_added>
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</info>
</bookmark>
<bookmark href="http://www.bynari.net/">
<title>Welcome to Bynari Home of Insight Server</title>
<info>
<metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
<time_added>1034894256</time_added>
</metadata>
</info>
</bookmark>
<bookmark
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<title>Sirius IT case study - The Killby Gayford Group</title>
<info>
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<bookmark href="http://linuxpr.com/releases/5212.html">
<title>Linux PR: Open Source Software Brings Huge Benefits To
Construction Firm</title>
<info>
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<time_added>1034952121</time_added>
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</bookmark>
<bookmark href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27692.html">
<title>The Register</title>
<info>
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<bookmark href="http://news.com.com/2009-1069-962579.html">
<title>Commentary: Linux's foot in the door - Tech News -
CNET.com</title>
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<bookmark
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<title>Wall St. Leans Toward Linux - Computerworld</title>
<info>
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<bookmark href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-962661.html">
<title>Crash test penguin? Chrysler meets Linux - Tech News -
CNET.com</title>
<info>
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<time_added>1035230718</time_added>
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</bookmark>
<bookmark href="http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/1485861">
<title>Is Microsoft Licensing Forcing Banks to Break The
Law?</title>
<info>
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</bookmark>
<bookmark
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<title>Painless Linux (Part One)</title>
<info>
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<time_added>1035584125</time_added>
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<bookmark
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<title>TechNews.com</title>
<info>
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<time_added>1036355690</time_added>
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<bookmark
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<title>Business 2.0 - Magazine Article - Linux for the Rest of
Us</title>
<info>
<metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
<time_added>1036512212</time_added>
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</bookmark>
<bookmark
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<title>Case study: Guitar maker plays a Linux tune</title>
<info>
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<bookmark href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1137229">
<title>vnunet.com Linux lands big bank account</title>
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<bookmark href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,754371,00.asp">
<title>Microsoft Puts New Twist on Licensing Plans</title>
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</bookmark>
<bookmark href="http://lwn.net/Articles/17862/">
<title>LWN: [Kevin McIsaac] the true value of Linux</title>
<info>
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</bookmark>
<bookmark href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6349">
<title>Linux from Kindergarten to High School</title>
<info>
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