http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/open-source-when-free-is-really-not-free/ A Whatis.com blog Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/open-source-when-free-is-really-not-free/#comment-353 MargaretRouse Wed, 13 May 2009 20:55:51 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/?p=2383#comment-353 Rocky, I agree. Software, as in all great art, should follow the mantra "form follows function." Rocky,
I agree. Software, as in all great art, should follow the mantra “form follows function.”

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/open-source-when-free-is-really-not-free/#comment-352 RockyM Wed, 13 May 2009 20:32:06 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/?p=2383#comment-352 [CODE]We’d either end up paying a distributor like Red Hat to help us out — or we’d need to keep people in house that can work with the source code. Either way, we’d be shelling out money.</code] By major commerical code, only an idiot buys it without service contracts - and you're still likely going to need some in-house expertise... it would be foolish to think you're going to eliminate technical expertise by going to Open Source - or conversely going with Commercial - so I see this as likely a wash. The real question is which product provides the needs - Open Source package or the commercial package. We’d either end up paying a distributor like Red Hat to help us out — or we’d need to keep people in house that can work with the source code. Either way, we’d be shelling out money.</code] By major commerical code, only an idiot buys it without service contracts - and you’re still likely going to need some in-house expertise… it would be foolish to think you’re going to eliminate technical expertise by going to Open Source - or conversely going with Commercial - so I see this as likely a wash. The real question is which product provides the needs - Open Source package or the commercial package. ]]>