Open Source Software in short is free software that has been devevolped under the Open Source Standards.Often Open source software is free for commercial use which mena sit can be a fantastic way of saving thousends from your software licensing overhead. A good example is Open Office (www.openoffice.org) which can easily replace microsoft office from your desktop enviroment.
As with most OpenSource software you can configure it to fit seamlessly into your system so it doesnt become an administrative burden. Simple replacments like the latter can save you thousends when costing a network or single computer. We commit to always offe the OpenSource alternative to every one of our customers before suggesting expensive commercial products where we feel it is possible to do so without compromise of the customers requirement.
