Open source is not free. You may not have to pay for the code, but it doesn't free you from having to exercise your brain and do whatever integration is required. If you don't think about maintenance, operation and integration costs, you may put zero dollars in your budget for an open-source project and then wonder why you're eating through money so quickly.
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Sharing your experiences is what really makes open source such a valuable model. As long as people participate, the products grow and evolve. It's critical, especially when pursuing service-oriented architecture software development, to be responsible individuals. You can't take and not give something back. There's no free ride with open source.John McManus
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