On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Derek Neighbors wrote:

> Free Software is not about necessarily lower TCO (though by its nature
> thats a side benefit).  The real advantage is no vendor lockin and full
> control of your IT services.
>
Software-Coding Costs Force Indiana U. at Bloomington 
to Drop a Popular Graduation Guarantee

http://chronicle.com/free/2002/12/2002120501t.htm

If they were using Free Software, 
then they would have The Code.

G.D.Thurman [CS/CIS Instructor]     
Scottsdale Community College
480.423.6110