“However, there is a long-established, risk-averse mindset
within many large companies. Companies have established software
procurement practices which depend upon an interaction and
relationship with a vendor. This has slowed the adoption of
open-source software which, similar to commercial software, still
has to be adopted under certain guidelines.“A few short years ago, I worked with a company that had a “no
open source” usage policy. Fast forward to today, where average
Fortune 500 companies are using more than 100 open-source projects
each. Some companies are more conservative than others, but I still
see four basic phases of open source adoption in corporate
America:”
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