Open source

What are the particular benefits and drawbacks of open source software and how should these be weighed against other factors in the software selection process?

We’re undertaking a major CMS migration project at the organisation I work for. There are lots of factors which determine which CMS to pick, but here are some of the ones that relate particularly to the open source question:

I haven’t mentioned cost (apart from as it relates to growth), although this is obviously an important factor. We have to work out whether the cost of any extra development time needed on an open source solution is likely to be more or less than the additional license and support fees needed for a closed source solution.

Just to reiterate, these are just my thoughts on some of the factors that relate to the open vs closed source question in the CMS selection. There are lots of other factors going into the overall decision.

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