The pros and cons of Open source programming
The main problems associated with Open source is that it is not tailored to your specific business needs and that (by virtue of the fact it is offered free) there is no support offered.
Anyone using Open source most likely has the ability to modify the code or will hire someone with the requisite knowledge to do this on their behalf. Thus, you ( or your developer ) are supporting the code from this point - which is a good position to be in. Occasionally bugs may be found in the code that were present in the source distribution you selected for use. Bugs of this nature are generally fixed very quickly as the community has many able people eager to implement a solution quickly.
It can be seen that there are very strong reasons for using Open source software where appropriate. With massive savings to be made from the outset plus the savings in development time, it easy to see why the use of Open source software increases with each day.
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