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Enterprises are intrigued by open source software -- but stymied by myths of cost, support, and risk. Smart firms will master these myths to get the open software stack they want. Large companies are running open source software. Why? Because they believe open source does the job at a lower cost than its commercial alternatives. Most firms worry about support, though few worry about licensing risks.

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Date:Sep 2003
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