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Hidden costs of open source

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VNUNet.com; By Martin Butler 		Mail this story
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The open-source movement is quickly gaining ground and replacing proprietary technology - if you believe the hype. As with anything that excites the market, vendors are not slow to jump on the bandwagon, although their commitment is sometimes less than total and their offerings often owe more to PowerPoint than time spent on R&D.

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chris ·
There is nothing hidden about support costs. He acts like these "hidden" costs sneak up on you only after you've deployed a new system. You can't blame free software for not having zero cost, so his insights are weak and shallow. Does he expect the mySQL develoment team to show up at your door and fix your problems, for free?

He simply has fallen (intentionally or otherwise) into the definition of "free" game. Freedom isn't free, but it's priceless.

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