Discussion on Open Source Software
Mailtrust just held a discussion on Open Source Software in Business after hours tonight. It was open to the public, and we had a fairly good turnout, ~25 people. Here are my takeaways. A lot of people view closed source software vs. OSS as Microsoft vs. Linux. There are tons myths about open source and closed source, which can be very misleading to non-technical people. Since OSS is usually driven by developers fulfilling their own needs, the end product can sometimes be lacking important functionality. »