http://dougstewart.sys-con.com/ Latest News from Doug Stewart en Copyright 2009 Ulitzer.com Ulitzer.com Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:34:37 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss 360 http://dougstewart.sys-con.com/node/630803 MySQL is one of the positive examples of open source. However, I find that far too many people go for open source due to short term advantages (e.g., it is free), without adequate consideration of the full cost/benefit considerations and the long term implications. To begin with, to a certain extent you get what you pay for. If the package is free, then the support and service is going to be limited as there is no funding for it. Not many people would buy a commercial package with no guaranteed support, so likewise they should carefully consider this for open source.<p><a href="http://dougstewart.sys-con.com/node/630803" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:30:00 EDT http://dougstewart.sys-con.com/node/630803 http://dougstewart.sys-con.com/node/630803#feedback