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Myths about open source software

01-Dec-2006 --

In a recent talk on open source web content management, Seth Gottlieb listed some myths commonly trotted out by critics of that particular licensing model.

Open source will cost you more than commercial software
Open source developers are hobbyists and hackers
Open source software is not supported
Companies that can afford commercial software buy it

Seth also balanced his talk with a set of myths espoused by open source zealots:

Open source software will cost you no money
Open source makes software better
Open source = Open standards
With open source you get a community

- Submitted by: Tony Byrne, Analyst - Twitter: TonyByrne

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