It's Time To Get Real With Open Source

Think you're an open source buff? Or maybe you're just toeing the surface. It's a pretty cool software business model and achieving results at every corporation that adopts it. Check out these true/false statements to see how well you've kept up with the ever-changing world of open source.

True or False? Open Source Software can't be used for commercial purposes.

FALSE: Open Source companies across the globe including Aras, RedHat, Sugar CRM and more have hundreds of thousands of commercial users and success stories worldwide proving this statement wrong.

True or False? Open Source Software is secure.

TRUE: If the Military and other highly secure industries use Open Source Software, everyone should feel secure with Aras. Take a look at our security details.

True or False? Open Source Software companies don't make money.

FALSE: Aras is a for profit company who chose to differentiate itself from the closed, proprietary legacy PLM products by being open source. Michael Tiemann, RedHat VP ".. for every $1 Red Hat sells, we have to displace $10 of proprietary junk that never really worked in the first place"

True or False? Open Source Software is complete.

TRUE: Aras out of the box is enterprise-ready, including all of the features one expects in a commercial PLM solution. What's more, with drag and drop customization, Aras can be easily tailored to your environment.

True or False? Open Source Software is real and it works for companies just like yours every day.

TRUE: Download Aras and try it out for yourself.

Still have questions about Open Source Software? Send 'em my way in the comments or [email protected]