Computerworld: The Five Top Objections to Open-Source

"There are significant objections to overcome before open-source software can be broadly adopted across enterprises. These issues aren't insurmountable, but they need to be adequately addressed before open-source can go head to head with the major proprietary software vendors. Objections center around the following areas:

• "Support availability
• "Functional limitations of the software
• "Software license terms
• "Rapid software release cycles
• "Package road maps or future plans..."

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