Migration Patterns
In reference to Paul Rolichs article, Kicking Them When Theyre Down, (November 2001): It is true that every company has to evaluate its relative costs and rewards in moving to open-source platforms. Such evaluation may take a few weeks to several months, depending on the size and complexity of a companys state of operations and technology.
However, it is dangerous to stick to something just because it is familiar, when better alternatives are available. Rolich hopes that over time, all the hackers will have improved the Windows operating system. This approach is already perfected to a science in the open-source community.
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