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Open Source Yields Savings, Minimizes Vendor Hassles For Texas Energy Company (TechWeb)

TechWeb looks at the use of Linux at Atmos Energy. "While [IT manager Scott Womer] had a $60,000-to-$80,000 budget to buy firewalls, he was able to buy two $5,000 servers and install the free open-source code for a total cost of just $10,000. Like many open-source users, however, he strongly emphasized the value of being able to address problems in open-source code internally and quickly, rather than relying on vendors to help in that effort."
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