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'Does Open Source Deserve a Place in Your IT Portfolio?' (NewsForge)

NewsForge reports from Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo. "[Gartner vice president Mark Driver] said the major change in attitude toward open source over the past few years was recognition that it is an important and recognized part of the software landscape. He said many open source applications are reaching "technical maturity" and that a growing number of people are accumulating experience with open source software, so finding qualified support is no longer a problem. In general, he said, open source "is becoming more institutionalized today.""
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