Editorial: Support (November 2007)

What is your first thought when you encounter the term "open source support"? A programmer typing the answer to a question using a chat utility? Hours spent scouring the Internet for a working configuration sample? Contacting a support engineer at a commercial call centre? If you find it d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dru Lavigne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carleton University 2007-11-01
Series:Technology Innovation Management Review
Online Access:http://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/Issue_PDF/november07_osbr.pdf
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Summary:What is your first thought when you encounter the term "open source support"? A programmer typing the answer to a question using a chat utility? Hours spent scouring the Internet for a working configuration sample? Contacting a support engineer at a commercial call centre? If you find it difficult to think about a support engineer, you're not alone. Actuate's recently published 2007 Open Source Survey of senior personnel from financial services, Telco, and public sector organizations across North America and Europe indicates that 46.3% of respondents cite the lack of availability of long term support as a major barrier to their company's adoption of open source technologies.
ISSN:1927-0321