Comments on: Is ignorance open source’s biggest enemy? http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/archives/96 A blog about free access to ideas and information Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:04:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Nicole C. Engard http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/archives/96/comment-page-1#comment-3187 Nicole C. Engard Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:41:38 +0000 http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/?p=96#comment-3187 I know that our company goes out to libraries interested in hearing about open source - just like the larger vendors do. We also offer online demos (with a host). I'm not sure what else can be done - as you implied - it is harder when your company is smaller than others. I know that our company goes out to libraries interested in hearing about open source - just like the larger vendors do. We also offer online demos (with a host).

I’m not sure what else can be done - as you implied - it is harder when your company is smaller than others.

]]> By: Dana McKay http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/archives/96/comment-page-1#comment-3182 Dana McKay Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:03:12 +0000 http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/?p=96#comment-3182 I come from a background in open source, and while I think ignorance is a big part of the problem, I also think that open source software often lacks "a voice" during bureaucratic selection processes in large organisations. Commercial companies send representatives to argue for their software; I am interested in your opinion on how to argue for open source software in processes like tenders. I come from a background in open source, and while I think ignorance is a big part of the problem, I also think that open source software often lacks “a voice” during bureaucratic selection processes in large organisations. Commercial companies send representatives to argue for their software; I am interested in your opinion on how to argue for open source software in processes like tenders.

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