Evan Klitzke wrote:
Why is Apache the most widely used web server? It's not because people are attracted to it ideologically, or because of the price tag. It's
Another point is that it is MUCH safer to invest time, mindshare and money in an open project. Apache isn't going anywhere, your competitors aren't going to buy it, it will work basically the same for at least the next few years... Microsoft can't change the licensing for it once they have you addicted and make you pay each year like a trapped animal...
Even projects that might fade away leave you all the bits you need to support it internally: if the quality was good, that is not only no worse than using internally generated software, but much better because it cost you $0 to develop... If you get into that situation you can also offer money to the original devs to maintain it for you...
I'm sure somebody can step up and help me, but I can't think of any negatives about using FOSS stuff.
-Andy
