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Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what are the "five myths about open source"?

  • Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] what are the "five myths about open source"?
  • From: Mike Kenzie <ba600 [ at ] ncf [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:01:07 -0400
On Tuesday 28 June 2011 08:25:06 Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   a colleague wants to write an article along the lines of the most
> pernicious myths about open source software.  so, in your opinion,
> what would those be?  let's stick to the top five, along with their
> brutal and savage debunking.  thanks.

 
One of the myths is that you can't get support for Open Source

Any one who has had to call a help desk knows that you can't get support for 
paid software unless you're a big client.  With open source you can actually 
contact the author.


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