“Much of the debate about open source has been in technical
terms, or increasingly in political terms. I’m not criticising
either approach, but I suspect many potential open source converts
are left cold by discussions that border on the religious in their
fervour. What many companies really need is a direct and clear
discussion about the tangible benefits of open source, without the
political baggage.“At heart, the arguments around open source are simple. They are
about cost, and they are about how to give an organisation the
freedom and flexibility to run its IT for itself. It’s about
escaping the world where the tail wags the dog, and reclaiming the
agenda to make technology serve your goals…”
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