[Industry] development model vs business model

[Dirk Frigne]

Jeff,

Off-topic because it is not about geo maybe, but the article explains
very good the rationale why investing in open source works.
Such a story could be a good Keynote for the next FOSS4G conference!

D.

On 29-08-14 16:19, Jeff McKenna wrote:
> Although slightly off-topic, I just noticed an article on the huge
> U.S. department store chain Walmart and its cost/return/ROI on
> adopting Open Source for its applications.
> http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/walmarts-investment-in-open-source-isnt-cheap-248819
>
> -jeff
>
>
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