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How to set expectations for government open source adoption

My city government wants to switch to open source software to save money but I know they'll expect the same support as their expensive vendors provided for free.

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Those who confuse price with cost rarely understand the true expense of either.

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“Where Are You with Open source as philosophy?”

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