Why We're Different

THE LINUX BOX is a different kind of IT company, because open source software is fundamentally different from any thing the IT industry has seen before.

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  • Written by users instead of for them, open-source software meets user expectations differently, with different requirements for training and support
  • Designed from the bottom up rather than top down, open-source software can be excellent out-of-the box, but is often designed for customization to meet precise business requirements
  • Written by people who care not just about free, but also about freedom, free software comes with a culture that adds a new kind of value to organizations willing to make the leap

Who We Are

We are both small and independent. We've built our business around close collaboration with customers, and on active participation in the development of free software that continues around the world. Our goal remains to help customers leverage open source software to meet their performance and financial objectives.

 

THE LINUX BOX was established in 1999 with the goal of providing regional, national and international customers with professional, commercial services for open-source technology, helping organizations to:

  • Reduce IT costs
  • Gain competitive advantage
  • Increase control over IT where many software packages are bought, but few are used effectively


The Art of Giving


There are three ways in which The Linux Box gives back to the open source software community:
  1. The Linux Box commits 20% of its budget to research, develop and contribute open source software to the community. Examples include OpenAFS, Moodle, Drupal, dotProject, Jobby, Squid, Tentacle, SISXML (System Inventory Script), Tsung.
  2. The Linux Box directly funds select open source projects
  3. Some of our customers volunteer to contribute the customization we code for them to the open source community. Examples include: Moodle, Drupal, IRM, OpenLDAP. The benefits to the customers include:
    • Customers are assured that support of their custom code is perpetuated
    • Customers become vendor independent
    • Customers get the limelight and kudos