Based on experience, what management looks for is long term support. If a stable company (ex. IBM, Oracle, Accenture, etc.) offers support for OSS then we get it. Less cost in buying the software, and the support company rakes in money for customizations. :)
On 3/31/11, Rogelio Serrano <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Drexx Laggui [personal] > <[email protected]> wrote: >> 31Mar2011 (UTC +8) >> >> In the corporate environment, a lot of executives and business owners >> are close-minded about open-source. They say that the Total Cost of >> Ownership (TCO) is higher for open-source application than for >> commercial proprietary software, it's hard to get technical support, >> and that they'd waste too much time on vulnerability mailing lists. >> >> I argue that the same issues for both open-source and proprietary >> software are the *same.* But to talk in their language, you'd have to >> present open-source as part of the enterprise's investment portfolio, >> and manage IT just as they would for other types of assets. Here's a >> tool that I use to help organize my arguments for open-source: >> >> http://www.isaca.org/Journal/Past-Issues/2008/Volume-3/Documents/jpdf0803-using-cobiT-4.1.pdf >> >> >> > > Good luck! > > Been there done that. Its really very hard for traditional businessmen > to see any value in using open source. If a business does not > collaborate in open source then they cannot do business with or use > open source. > > -- > quarq consulting: agile, open source > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- http://natureeasy.com Your online shop for organic and earth-friendly products. _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
