Open Source and the Future of Vendor-Free IT

"In reading through IDC's excellent report, '2007 Industry Adoption of Open Source Software, Part 2: Project Adoption,' analyst Matt Lawton stumbles across an intriguing observation in open-source software adoption. He apparently believes it is a weakness of the current open-source landscape, but I believe it is a strength.

"The observation? That IT departments do most of the services around open source, rather than third-party consulting companies..."

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