Re: Why Aren't Open Source Tools Being Considered?

[Wanda Phillips <wanda -dot- jane -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Hi Bruce,
I know that in a number of the companies I've worked for, open source
is not considered because there is the fear that without a company
behind it, there won't be support, nobody to buy a contract from, and
no way for IS/IT and the accountants to feel happy and confident.
Also, many of the companies I work for are software producers,
therefore unlikely to promote non-corporate software production/sales.
Where I am now, the story is simply that, increasingly, we just have
to wait until it's caught on in Europe, then the mother-ship will
direct us to use it (whether we want to or not <WryG>).
Wanda

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