"An Atlanta IT security company is finding success by employing open source software, not just in the network security appliance it sells, but on its own desktops and servers.
Campbell says that building a business using open source software requires understanding. "There's a lot of misunderstanding -- open source software doesn't mean free software that you pick out of the bin. It is really better than some commercial products. But it doesn't come with a support standard unless you pay for it." He recommends that newbies go with "known vendors. Whether it's openSUSE or Red Hat or Ubuntu, stick with a distribution that you can pick up the phone and ask questions.
"Pace yourself. Don't dive into open source head first. Dive in feet first. The strongest place you can leverage open source software is on the server side. Once you get comfortable, test the waters on the desktop side of it.""
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