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Government organizations are increasingly interested in open source computing solutions. Proprietary vendors are exerting considerable pressure, through new and more onerous licensing policies, to lock into their systems and foot the bill for frequent upgrades. Moreover, today's popular proprietary computing platforms raise concerns about security, reliability and performance. Open source solutions effectively address the major budgetary and infrastructure considerations driving government IT strategies. Open source cuts costs by lowering licensing and maintenance fees and by enabling deployment on less expensive hardware platforms.

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