The Myths of Open Source
(This is not new, but here's a gist)
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| MYTH 1
| THE ATTRACTION IS THE PRICE TAG
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| MYTH 2
| THE SAVINGS AREN'T REAL
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| MYTH 3
| THERE'S NO SUPPORT
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| MYTH 4
| IT'S A LEGAL MINEFIELD
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| MYTH 5
| OPEN SOURCE ISN'T FOR MISSION-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS
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| MYTH 6
| OPEN SOURCE ISN'T READY FOR THE DESKTOP
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| THE BOTTOM LINE
| Is open source right for every organization? In the end, argues Andy
| Mulholland, chief technology officer for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, it's
| a question of attitude. "The arguments for and against open-sources
| oftware often get very trivialized," he says. "It's not a technology
| issue; it's a business issue to do with externalization."
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http://www.cio.com/archive/030104/open.html
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