“One of the main reasons that companies choose Open Source
software is because of the cost–even commoditised software based
on Open Source code is cheaper than proprietary technology since up
to 90% of the code will be Open Source, which the vendor gives away
for free, with the end user just charged for the enhanced
proprietary components. Plus, use of Open Source does largely make
companies less dependent on proprietary vendors that periodically
provide updates that IT resources must find time to deploy to
maintain adequate security measures…”