On topic but not about the proposal directly here are some why Linux
links that may be of value to you.

Excuse the xml messiness but I just cut and pasted from my galeon
bookmarks. There is a lot of good Linux success stories here. Also some
BSA scare stories that are true.

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    <title>LinuxPlanet - Reports - Linux at the BBC -
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    <title>Survey: Linux growing; CRM in doubt - Tech News -
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  <bookmark href="http://www.iht.com/articles/70026.html">
    <title>IHT: IT managers cite security and competition when choosing
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  <bookmark
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    <title>Speed-start your Linux app</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.infonomics.nl/FLOSS/report/">
    <title>FLOSS final report index</title>
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        <time_added>1032389422</time_added>
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  <bookmark href="http://linora.com/front.html">
    <title>LinOra - Oracle application implementations and Linux systems
integration</title>
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        <time_added>1032414709</time_added>
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    <title>e-inSITE - The Electronics Industry Knowledge Network</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.linuxnj.com/index.php?newpage=whylinux">
    <title>Linux New Jersey</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.bsa.org/usa/report/">
    <title>BSA United States - Report Piracy</title>
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    <title>Linux PR: Linux New Jersey: How Linux Saved One Company
$20,000</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.oeone.com/aboutus/">
    <title>About OEone Corporation</title>
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    <title>Regal Entertainment Group Adopts IBM and Linux for
Point-of-sale Application</title>
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    <title>Economist.com | Computer software</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.linuxjournal.com//article.php?sid=6272">
    <title>VxWorks to Embedded Linux: a Success Story</title>
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Source</title>
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  <bookmark
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    <title>ZDNet Australia: News &amp; Tech: Enterprise: Is Linux taking
over the enterprise?</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.kegel.com/linux/edu/">
    <title>The Case for Linux in Universities</title>
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    <title>Panelists consider the 'business case' for open
source</title>
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Source</title>
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  <bookmark
href="http://linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2002-10-08-016-26-NW-BZ-MR">
    <title>Linux Today - Update: Linux TCO: Less Than Half The Cost of
Windows</title>
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  <bookmark
href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/021014/biztech/14micro.htm">
    <title>U.S. News: Microsoft still rules the desktop, but Linux
variants are spreading fast (10/14/02)</title>
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  <bookmark
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    <title>SourceWire - the independent resource for hi-tech and
business journalists</title>
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  <bookmark
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    <title>Open IT: Govt to rewrite source code in Linux - The Economic
Times</title>
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    <title>Today's News</title>
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        <time_added>1034176607</time_added>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,598968,00.asp">
    <title>Cashing In on Linux</title>
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        <time_added>1034281247</time_added>
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    <title>TowerGroup | Press Center | Press Contacts</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.internetwk.com/story/INW20021010S0006">
    <title>Internet Week &gt; Linux &gt; Microsoft Licensing Terms Drive
Some Smaller Firms To Linux &gt; October 10, 2002</title>
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        <time_added>1034353756</time_added>
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  <bookmark href="http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8708456183.html">
    <title>LinuxDevices.com - the embedded Linux portal: News &gt; View
&gt; Full text</title>
    <info>
      <metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
        <time_added>1034377441</time_added>
      </metadata>
    </info>
  </bookmark>
  <bookmark href="http://www.vnunet.com/News/1135986">
    <title>vnunet.com Police pilot Linux desktops</title>
    <info>
      <metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
        <time_added>1034693857</time_added>
      </metadata>
    </info>
  </bookmark>
  <bookmark
href="http://www.zdnet.com.au/builder/manage/business/story/0,2000035090,20269070,00.htm">
    <title>Would you use open source software?: ZDNet Australia:
Builder: Manage: Business Management</title>
    <info>
      <metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
        <time_added>1034778201</time_added>
      </metadata>
    </info>
  </bookmark>
  <bookmark href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-962328.html">
    <title>IBM says net income flat - Tech News - CNET.com</title>
    <info>
      <metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
        <time_added>1034829239</time_added>
      </metadata>
    </info>
  </bookmark>
  <bookmark href="http://www.bynari.net/">
    <title>Welcome to Bynari Home of Insight Server</title>
    <info>
      <metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
        <time_added>1034894256</time_added>
      </metadata>
    </info>
  </bookmark>
  <bookmark
href="http://www.siriusit.co.uk/technical/casestudies/kg.html">
    <title>Sirius IT case study - The Killby Gayford Group</title>
    <info>
      <metadata owner="http://galeon.sourceforge.net/">
        <time_added>1034952032</time_added>
      </metadata>
    </info>
  </bookmark>
  <bookmark href="http://linuxpr.com/releases/5212.html">
    <title>Linux PR: Open Source Software Brings Huge Benefits To
Construction Firm</title>
    <info>
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        <time_added>1034952121</time_added>
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    </info>
  </bookmark>
  <bookmark href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/27692.html">
    <title>The Register</title>
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        <time_added>1034952582</time_added>
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  <bookmark href="http://news.com.com/2009-1069-962579.html">
    <title>Commentary: Linux's foot in the door - Tech News -
CNET.com</title>
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    <title>Wall St. Leans Toward Linux - Computerworld</title>
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  <bookmark href="http://news.com.com/2100-1001-962661.html">
    <title>Crash test penguin? Chrysler meets Linux - Tech News -
CNET.com</title>
    <info>
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    </info>
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  <bookmark href="http://boston.internet.com/news/article.php/1485861">
    <title>Is Microsoft Licensing Forcing Banks to Break The
Law?</title>
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    <title>Painless Linux (Part One)</title>
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Us</title>
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    <title>Linux from Kindergarten to High School</title>
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