FOSS

I like FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) as every IT guy, but after several discussions about how good or bad could be using them in an enterprise environment, I listed these conclusions:

• People need software. It’s in some way unfair that we have to spent money in hardware and then in expensive software. Fortunately, nowadays we can find good free software.
• Can companies use FOSS? Yes, but they should answer this question first: Are they ready for that? IT areas provide services to end-user areas and those services are provided according SLAs, for that reason the IT infrastructure should have SLAs with their providers and need specialized support. Once I heard that community of free software is better than a company giving 24x7 technical support, because you always can find some community member connected and he/she can help you. But, you know, “can” and “must” are different words. Also your SLAs could push you, and you don’t want to feel unprotected and alone in that moment. 
• The most know software is the most hackeable one. All the systems have holes in security, but if the software has massive distribution (like Windows), it becomes in a candidate of hacking.

Please, don’t misunderstand this list. As I said at the beginning I like FOSS because really help people to express and contribute with the development and progress If open source didn’t exists, programmers should be reinventing the wheel everytime.

Every change impact our lifes, the only difference is the degree of preparation we have.

I want to give my contribution to the free software, I still looking for a good idea that are not already implemented.