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10 people
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Estimated Annual Waste
$1,440
Monthly Burn Rate$120
5-Year Projection$7,200
Cost with Self-Hosted$0
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Detailed Breakdown
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Paid physical/digital copies
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1
Fixed proprietary format
Full LaTeX source available
2
Slow edition cycles
Community-driven errata fixes