Re: Annual Maintenance

[Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well said, Jim.

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 9:42 AM Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Open source has its place, and I use it where appropriate.  That does not
> mean it’s free, it has a support cost that is actually very similar to
> proprietary software, it’s just buried in the salaries and burden for
> employees.  When the employee is doing and open source update, testing
> etc., that’s a real cost.  Add to it uncertainty about the future beyond a
> year or two, and you have another cost.  (Which new shinny object are the
> techs going to chase today…..). Now add the problem that the plethora of
> CVEs that are coming out add to the equation and what is the extra cost of
> the business insurance?
>
> So, yea, I like it too, but that’s not a compelling argument by itself.
> Once you add in all the variables, the proprietary options might not look
> as bad as you think.
>
> In the end do you invest in people (more of them and more education) or
> software/hardware?  That’s the buy/build choice CIO/CTOs need to make.
> Having been in that chair before I can assure you it’s not as easy as
> “Welcome to open source”.
>
>
> --
> Jim Oberholtzer
> Agile Technology Architects