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Invest Locally
A community source leader's thoughts on how to break down the barriers to open source adoption.
3/28/2007
The tipping point that makes the better choice an easier one will occur when more of us invest 'locally' in the educational open source communities. 'Close to home,' so to speak. Spending dollars on open source ensures that these communities have the resources necessary to be sustainable over the long term. More spending also attracts more investment in the form of grant funding, venture funding, and other types of investment made by organizations that can add value and fill in the under-developed and missing services. More dollars spent and more investment means lower risks and greater benefits to the entire user community, as the ecosystem grows more diverse and more sustainable.You might be thinking,
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