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"Many organizations might be missing out on the benefits of open source software (OSS) because they simply don’t understand how it can benefit their enterprise.

"CIOs and IT departments that see the benefits of exploiting OSS are often put off by the ongoing debates about risk, licensing, support and maturity of open source. And, those organizations that do explore OSS, often employ a misguided one-size-fits-all approach to evaluation, selection, utilization and management within the company.

"This type of thinking about OSS is causing many IT organizations to miss out on the ongoing practical value that can be realized from using what is now a vast and diverse toolkit of useful software components."

Cyndi Mitchell. Understanding Open Source. CIO Update. Oct. 8, 2004.