Russell Pavlicek of InfoWorld writes on the control advantage of open source software. “[T]he most powerful reason for using open-source software in business is often ignored. This crucial benefit is control — control over the functionality of the software that fuels your business, and hence control over your business itself.”
“The best-laid plans of your management team and the success of your company are being jeopardized by the limits of your software. Either your costs skyrocket and time-to-market suffers, or your business processes must be dumbed down to match your competition. … Open source gives you a third option.”