There has been much commentary in various blogs about the respective advantages of Open Source and Proprietary SOA software tools. Most of the commentary seems to be in favour of Open Source with such points being made as:
(1) It is cheaper in TCO terms, as well as obvious licence expenses; (2) It tends to perform certain well defined functions while avoiding bloatware overheads; (3) It tends not to be a jumble of software stacks shoved together in an unwieldy mass as a result of post-acquisition consolidation. However, the major vendors are still in business and often have a loyal following among major customers. It would be interesting to hear the arguments on both sides, particularly from the proprietary camp, which could be judged as needing to articulate its case more clearly. Gervas PS I am neutral about the aforementioned points.
