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minus-squareWaterpumpee@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoOpen source would be free… like, what is there to negotiate?
minus-squaretrojanbark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoFrom their perspective, they have to deal with re-training and support and existing workflows. The license cost is only one part of a contract like this.
minus-squarewe is doomed!@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agotrade and defence agreements with the US Denmark is the Obama of Europe, long on promises and hope but the biggest fucking disappointment.
minus-squaredriving_crooner@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThere’s still costs to implement a free software solution
minus-squarePoopingCough@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoBig orgs also really don’t like it when there’s no vendor support for third party applications
Open source would be free… like, what is there to negotiate?
From their perspective, they have to deal with re-training and support and existing workflows. The license cost is only one part of a contract like this.
trade and defence agreements with the US
Denmark is the Obama of Europe, long on promises and hope but the biggest fucking disappointment.
There’s still costs to implement a free software solution
Big orgs also really don’t like it when there’s no vendor support for third party applications