We don’t do open source because my lawyer says there’s no one to sue
October 5, 2007
IT managers say they like a lot of open source security tools and applications but corporate policies prevent them from using them.
“We don’t do open source because my lawyer says there’s no one to sue,” says Phil Maier, vice president of information security at Inovant, Visa’s technology deployment division. “The lawyers had the final say.”
This is a perfect example of how backwards larger firms and governments work. Even the the technology is there, if it makes financial sense, and it would be better overall for them the choice is backwards due to someone not familiar with the concept.
I would say that most major ad agencies take this approach to search engine optimization. Since the marketing method is direct opposite of what they are accustomed towards (flashy ads as compared to text) it causes friction and misdirection within the agency when trying to deliver a positive ROI For the client.
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