Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 8th Nov 2006 19:59 UTC, submitted by Coxy
The theory behind open-source software is that it avoids many of the pitfalls - including cost - of closed alternatives. But Steven Buckley, who runs Christian Aid's common knowledge programme, prefers to buy software from the likes of Microsoft. Is this not odd for a charity? "Open-source doesn't mean free," he told BBC World Service's Digital Planet programme. "Quite often, if you install open-source software within an organisation, you have a support contract that goes with it - it's an essential part of operating that software. Over time, that can actually cost more than having Windows on an enterprise machine."
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2006-01-08
Seen "Hacking Democracy"? Diebold CEO used the same argument when the source code for GEMS was left out in a public FTP, as if the system was insecure because the source code became available...
This fallacy seems common to people against Open Source, like this guy. As if he isn't exposing his data to the world if a 0-day lets someone crack one of his "enterprise machine(s)"...