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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Open Source Software, Open Source drawbacks/risks software could be complex, Open Source Benefits Scalability, Open Source economic opportunities while the software is given away for free, software developers can make money on installing, operating and maintaining the software, Agility and time to market which is availability of newer versions, Open Source where Source code and Executable code are made available for free, Open Source drawbacks/risks may need to rely upon unorganized technical support, potential legal exposure due to law suits filed by commercial software vendors due to perceived patent violations, Open Source where Other developers can add to the available source code and create new versions, Scalability which is ability to handle increasing demands on computing, Open Source Benefits High Security, Open Source drawbacks/risks potential legal exposure, High Security attributed to Peer review of code, Open Source Benefits High Reliability, Open Source Benefits Agility and time to market, Open Source Benefits No Cost of Acquisition, High Reliability attributed to Peer review of code, Peer review of code due to source code made available publicly which others can check and identify problems