{"id":4758,"date":"2020-06-24T16:49:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/?p=4758"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T11:06:39","slug":"top-ways-to-avoid-open-source-development-pitfalls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-avoid-open-source-development-pitfalls","title":{"rendered":"Top Ways to Avoid Open Source Development Pitfalls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_72 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-avoid-open-source-development-pitfalls\/#Know_the_Reason_of_Using_an_Open_Source\" title=\"Know the Reason of Using an Open Source:\">Know the Reason of Using an Open Source:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-avoid-open-source-development-pitfalls\/#Always_Remember_that_it_is_Open_and_Not_Free\" title=\"Always Remember that it is Open and Not Free:\">Always Remember that it is Open and Not Free:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-avoid-open-source-development-pitfalls\/#Choose_Your_License_with_Care\" title=\"Choose Your License with Care:\">Choose Your License with Care:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-avoid-open-source-development-pitfalls\/#Pick_the_Best_Business_Model\" title=\"Pick the Best Business Model:\">Pick the Best Business Model:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/blog\/top-ways-to-avoid-open-source-development-pitfalls\/#Remember_that_Maintenance_is_not_Free\" title=\"Remember that Maintenance is not Free:\">Remember that Maintenance is not Free:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Open source development is highly popular among the business owners that are startups and it is apparent to all that open source is a big solution for website development where they have a limited budget to work on. Since such platforms often come under the general license, users don\u2019t have to pay a big amount for using it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Open source comes with its huge benefits, but it too has some pitfalls, which needs to be considered. A careful study can help users to avoid them and use the platforms to deliver the best for their projects. So here in this blog, lets discuss some of the most important tips that you need to consider for the best benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_the_Reason_of_Using_an_Open_Source\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Know the Reason of Using an Open Source:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is highly important to know why you are using this particular open source software and how it can benefit you. Using an <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/open-source-technology\/\">open source development<\/a><\/span> platform doesn\u2019t just affect a company\u2019s R&amp;D organization, but it also touches various processes of the business as well, so it\u2019s highly important to have a clear understanding of why leveraging open source is the best choice for your organization. This will help you to shape up individual actions, offer the developers with guidance and allows the company to shape its activities within the community of the open source.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Always_Remember_that_it_is_Open_and_Not_Free\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Always Remember that it is Open and Not Free:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another common misconception about open source is that it is available for free. The truth is that you can gain access to millions of codes free, but this doesn\u2019t mean that it is a finished product. The common development tasks, which include regression testing, integration and other enhancement features that needs to be performed. Since using <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/open-source-technology\/\">open source development<\/a><\/span> platform allows you to redistribute where you spent your money, it balances your investment. This helps you to invest more on the innovation that you built on top of the open source codes.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/5-most-essential-open-source-tools-that-web-designer-should-consider-in-2020\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5 Most Essential Open Source Tools That Web Designer Should Consider in 2020<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Choose_Your_License_with_Care\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Choose Your License with Care:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is highly important to choose the licensing models and also their implications for the development work, which can be really challenging. It is good to find the worth of investment and then understand the licenses that can work best for your company and then choose the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idslogic.com\/open-source-technology\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">open source development company<\/span> <\/a>to work on the project. However, not all licenses come under the GPL, there are two main categories which are License Contracts and permissive License Notices. These licenses are in fact less restrictive and easier for any commercial product developers to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pick_the_Best_Business_Model\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #008000;\"><strong>Pick the Best Business Model:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A common open source topic is how to make money using it in a way that is also acceptable to the community. A wide range of business models are available and they can coexist by using the open source software or even by offering support services to those that are already engaged with the community. Today, a lot of companies are creating full software distributions, which are usually based on Linux and that includes a range of software, but they can be fully integrated into a usable platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Remember_that_Maintenance_is_not_Free\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Remember that Maintenance is not Free:<\/span> <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Another most important thing that you need to understand is that expecting free maintenance is not something that you should expect. Most open projects depend on communities and rely on the good will of the members. So you can have a contract with these communities to offer a service level agreement for maintenance and support and achieve the commitments for fixing bugs, defect analysis and set the bug fix priorities.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"box-shadow: 0 0 16px #cccccc; padding: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"\/blog\/your-open-source-cms-may-be-vulnerable-to-cyberattacks-switch-to-sitefinity\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Your Open Source CMS May Be Vulnerable to Cyberattacks. Switch to Sitefinity<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open source development is highly popular among the business owners that are startups and it is apparent to all that open source is a big solution for website development where they have a limited budget to work on. 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