Much of the debate about open source has been in technical terms, or
increasingly in political terms. I'm not criticising either approach,
but I suspect many potential open source converts are left cold by
discussions that border on the religious in their fervour. What many
companies really need is a direct and clear discussion about the
tangible benefits of open source, without the political baggage.
http://opinion.zdnet.co.uk/comment/0,1000002138,39284681,00.htm
Red Hat signs up UK services partner:
Surrey-based open-source consultancy Sirius has formalised its
partnership with Red Hat.
Signing up for an advanced partner programme, Sirius says it wants to
formalise its relationship with the Linux specialist following Red
Hat's acquisition of middleware company JBoss.
Sirius already boasts a strong customer base, which includes the likes
of Pepsi and the Metropolitan Police. It will resell Red Hat's full
enterprise portfolio.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39284975,00.htm