Why aren't Open Source LMS gaining more share?

Reading this, I kept having the feeling that some of the interviewees were missing the point about Open Source. Open Source anything, not just LMS. Commercial LMS are "take or pay" -- you get everything, whether you need it or not, and you pay for everything. You are captive to the whims of the vendor's view of what's good for e-Learning. If your vendor merges with another or is bought out, you may just be out of luck and left holding the very expensive bag with no good exit options. With Open Source, you decide what to implement and how. You aren't working with a vendor who may not be here next week. What's not to like about that?

Wake-Up Call: Open Source LMS - Sam S. Adkins, Learning Circuits. There is a growing market demand for Open Source learning management system (OS LMS) products. This demand has attracted the attention of many corporate and government clients. Clients have begun to ask if Open Source LMSs are now viable alternatives to c [Online Learning Update]

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