Sorry to poke my head in, but you're missing something fundamental--it's not bribery. It's fear-- there's an old corporate saying that "nobody ever got fired for hiring {IBM,McKinsey,PWC,HP}". I forget exactly which one.
You've probably heard some manager say "with commercial software we have someone to sue"? They'll never actually sue anyone, although I've seen it happen--what the guy's saying is that, if something goes horribly wrong, they can go to their boss and tell him/her "but, it's {IBM,McKinsey,PWC,HP}--they have great references, everyone does it". And not get fired. CYA = cover your ass, cowardly & unimaginative management, that's all it is. Don't read so much evil into it.
-John
Viktor Steinmann wrote:
Uhm... - actually I do work at a large company. Usage of OpenSource is not a question of the company size, but of the company management.
However I understand the managers... OpenSource developers don't invite managers to a weekend in a mountain wellness resort, offer them free drinks at events or give you expensive gifts. Commercial Software companies do it all the time...
Cheers, Viktor
Zitat von Mickey Coggins mick@coggins.org:
I've been wondering for a long time, why Swisscom would rather go with MS
than
with an open-source based solution. ...
I take it you have never worked for a large company! :-)
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