“Open source software has historically been affiliated with
minor or ‘un-supported’ software. Companies (in particular IT
departments) have often turned down free, Open Source software
alternatives in exchange for more costly, closed source
applications because any number of the following commonly held
beliefs:“Nothing good is free (i.e., closed source software must be
better).“We lack the staff to support that cryptic ‘Linux’ based
software.“We need commercial support, and Linux just doesn’t have
that.…”
American Chronicle: Open Source Software is Getting Good–Are You Falling Behind?
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