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Discussion on: Explain The Pros & Cons of OSS Like I'm Five

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José Miguel Parrella

It's not a con, but you need to invest significantly to benefit from open source. I'm not talking just "giving back" or "chopping wood and carrying water", but any significant usage of open source in an organizational setting requires investing in tools, policies, processes and potentially culture. You can't shortchange your open source investments - you're shortchanging the commons, and yourself.