"More VARs, software developers and other channel partners are
finding that open-source solutions present benefits over
proprietary software and hardware, including better margins and
broader opportunities to make money from customization and
integration services.
"Some VARs also contend that open-source software products are
easier to sell than competing proprietary products because they
typically cost less and lack the unpopular per-seat license fees
endemic to proprietary enterprise software."
