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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/514sid on 2025-06-25 18:44:13+00:00.
I had a conversation on the digital signage subreddit (not sure if links are allowed, but you can check my recent comments there). Some people said that large companies and government agencies avoid using open-source software in production.
One person said even tools like Linux, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kubernetes are rejected where they work because “open source means no accountability” (which made me wonder what do they actually use then?).
I know that many companies offer paid support and licensing for open-source software like Red Hat, EDB, Redis Enterprise, and so on. But what surprised me was the claim that companies choose proprietary products over open-source just because they think open-source is too risky or hard to support.
That doesn’t really match my experience and knowledge.
I’d really like to hear from anyone working in enterprise or government IT, or from vendors and integrators who have been part of these decisions. Maybe I’m missing something here.
UPD: Here is the link to the discussion for full context
https://www.reddit.com/r/digitalsignage/comments/1lh4y41/comment/mzcw0c2/