Open source software still fighting FUD
In spite of its maturity and benefits, however, open source software is still trying to win over Canadian and U.S. IT leaders as a credible alternative to their closed-source cousins.
nfo-Tech Research Group's recent survey of over 1,700 IT professionals tells the tale of a software licensing model and delivery paradigm that is slowly, if somewhat painfully, gaining acceptance.
In spite of the widely touted gains made by Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, BIND and others, the response to open source, by and large, remains tepid at best.
Open source software such as BIND, LDAP and sendmail facilitate domain management, security management and communication for millions of users. Yet despite the ubiquity, stability and robustness of these solutions, the results of our survey show that many IT managers still consider open source unsuitable for their environments.
There are two reasons for this attitude.
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