“With increasing attention on the possibilities of open source,
CIOs have many questions regarding its capabilities, viability and
cost to the organisation. Twelve CIO executive council members
recently came together via a conference call to discuss the role of
open source in their organisations, focusing on topics such as this
‘free’ software’s total cost of ownership (TCO); making a business
case to senior executives; the relationship with the open-source
community, which shares code and answers support questions; and
what types of projects are best suited for open source…”
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