11. Practical Application: Joomla! for Business
Free and open source software (FOSS) is good for businesses on a number of levels. Initially, the greatness comes from the price point. Low or no cost can make a difference in the overall bottom line of a business. The other advantage is in terms of support. Most FOSS software projects have communities of users and developers who can support the user base. Joomla! is an excellent example of how a FOSS software community creates, distributes, and supports a software project. Because Joomla! is open source, at any time you can view, edit, and add to the source code to suit your own purposes. You also can hire someone to do that for you.
The other advantage to business that Joomla! offers is the number ...
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