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professor on the costs associated with migrations between different Linux
distributions, and I am looking for companies that have undergone a migration
like this.  Does anyone have any contacts for IT professionals at companies
that have migrated from one Linux distribution to another?  I can provide an
honorarium of $200 to the company IT individuals willing to participate in the
study.  It will involve a 30 to 45-minute phone conversation.  Thank you for
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