Top challenges to using Open-source for product and application development? Flexibility, cost, control are some of the factors that have favored open source usage across tech segments. However, there are still headwinds. What will help drive higher levels of open source usage in your organization?

Limited Talent28%

Unclear Roadmap39%

Frequent Releases45%

Too many options to pick from37%

License Models25%

Long Term Support21%

Others (Write a comment)1%

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Director of Product Management2 years ago

This may be implied in the “Long Term Support” option, but I feel it’s worth explicitly stating that InfoSec is a considerable risk on Open Source depending on where you’re sourcing the technology. For example - if you get a Windows or MacOS update you know it’s signed and you have a sense of the processes inside those companies. But what is your route of trust for other software from organizations who don’t have teams of lawyers working for them or individual developers? How do you audit the code supply chain so you have confidence that proper research has gone into identifying licenses for imported modules? 

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