In the past two weeks my company has asked me to price software for them. First they wanted something like Photoshop so I suggested PS Elements and GIMP. I tried to explain the concept of Open Source software but they seemed to think it was illegal or must be some sort of virus. One coworker actually voiced their concern about Microsoft's reaction if they knew people weren't paying for software.
The second time it was for GIS software. They had priced a few options ranging from $2000-20000. I suggested GRASS. Which from what I could tell would do everything we needed to. And again, they all looked at me like I had suggested that we start slaughtering puppies to build employee moral.
Is this just my company or is it standard that everyone thinks open source is evil or some sort of scam? How can I convince them otherwise?
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