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Paid Support Not Critical For Linux Adoption

Slashdot: Linux  Fri, 08/08/2008 - 22:59

ruphus13 writes "At the LinuxWorld expo, an analyst for the 451 Group pointed to a growing trend in enterprise — the increase in adoption of community-supported Linux distros.

From the article, 'Companies are increasingly choosing free community-driven Linux distributions instead of commercial offerings with conventional support options.

Several factors are driving this trend, particularly dissatisfaction with the cost of support services from the major distributors.