ITMJ Notebook: Outsourcer sees FOSS as unlikely ally
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ITMJ Notebook: Outsourcer sees FOSS as unlikely ally
Wednesday March 29, 2006 (09:01 PM GMT)
By: Bruce Byfield
At first, outsourcing and free and open source software (FOSS) seem
opposing trends. While many of its proponents see FOSS as humanizing
the way that business is done by encouraging collaborative efforts,
they often see outsourcing as the epitome of traditional business
methods, destroying local jobs and exploiting developing areas of the
world. However, Balazs Fejes, CTO of EPAM, a rapidly growing
outsourcing agency in central and eastern Europe, has a different view.
While Fejes acknowledges that the FOSS communities may sometimes
provide an alternative to companies like EPAM, he also suggests that
the growing popularity of FOSS provides a new opportunity for
outsourcers, and helps to make their business more acceptable.
Wednesday March 29, 2006 (09:01 PM GMT)
By: Bruce Byfield
At first, outsourcing and free and open source software (FOSS) seem
opposing trends. While many of its proponents see FOSS as humanizing
the way that business is done by encouraging collaborative efforts,
they often see outsourcing as the epitome of traditional business
methods, destroying local jobs and exploiting developing areas of the
world. However, Balazs Fejes, CTO of EPAM, a rapidly growing
outsourcing agency in central and eastern Europe, has a different view.
While Fejes acknowledges that the FOSS communities may sometimes
provide an alternative to companies like EPAM, he also suggests that
the growing popularity of FOSS provides a new opportunity for
outsourcers, and helps to make their business more acceptable.
http://notebook.itmanagersjournal.com/notebook/06/03/24/1932214.shtml?tid=116
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