[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
“Open-source software (OSS) has become a highly debated issue in
Malaysia and the Asia region, primarily because of the promise of
lower costs and a different market model which enables users to
have more influence on the products.“IDC believes that open-source software can be deployed in a
meaningful manner in many cases, particularly if the decision is
made on sound business considerations rather than from a political
agenda aimed at interfering with free market dynamics…”