Builder.com: Choosing an Open Source System Makes Business and Technical Sense

“A lot has been said in recent years about the relative merits
of open source software (OSS) vs. single-vendor, proprietary
software. The sheer volume of discourse is owed in part to the
disparate groups involved in the discussion. Business leaders
trying to build empires are arguing with radicals trying to change
the world, who in turn are cajoling project managers just trying to
ship on time. I maintain that, politics aside, for most software
projects, some level of openness makes good business sense.

“The reasons for selecting openly specified platforms,
patent-unencumbered technologies, and open source tools are
numerous and unequivocal. They range from vendor flexibility to
security to support to life cycle self-determinism–and finally, to
total cost of ownership. Let’s look at each of those in
turn…”

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