Myths And Realities of Open Source
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| MYTH #1: Open source is hype and buzz.
| Reality: Open source is here to stay.
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| MYTH #2: Support for open source is not as good as that provided with
| commercial products.
| Reality: Support is available for open source, but in a different paradigm.
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| MYTH #3: You have to go open source all the way.
| Reality: No. There are multiple levels of open source deployment.
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| MYTH #4: Security is an issue with open source.
| Reality: The implementation of enterprisewide security depends on a
| number of factors.
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| MYTH #5: Large-scale open source implementations are limited to Linux.
| Reality: This is not true. The IT industry widely views Linux as the
| shining beacon of open source because it is the best known and mostc
| ommonly adopted product.
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