GCN reports on Linux Foundation research arguing that companies treating open source as free input can face hidden replacement and maintenance costs, while active participation and contribution can produce stronger returns and healthier project dependencies.
Free software that runs inside 96 percent of all commercial codebases costs nothing to download, and a 500-leader survey just calculated the $3.5 million replacement cost hiding inside every company that treats it as truly free
GCN reports on Linux Foundation research arguing that companies treating open source as free input can face hidden replacement and maintenance costs, while active participation and contribution can produce stronger returns and healthier project dependencies.
Source: Gcn