Here is one that matters a lot: NO VENDOR LOCK IN!<br><br>If you use open source, you often have several options for support, whether<br>it is in house, community support or a choice from several consulting outfits.<br><br>
If you are a small shop, you can make do with community support, using<br>the forums or IRC. If you have in house know how, they have access to the<br>above, plus access to the source code and the freedom to modify it (and<br>
hopefully submit back the changes). If you have a VAR or consulting outfit,<br>and you don't like them for whatever reason, you are not limited to them, <br>and can go to other consulting firms for support.<br><br>You are never locked in by support, or by proprietary formats, or lack<br>
of access to the source (to you, the user, your staff, or your consultants).<br>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.<br>
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. -- Edsger W.Dijkstra<br>Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci<br>