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Why is open source viewed as a challenge in the enterprise?

I'm a frequent reader of CIO.com articles -- such an invaluable source for eBusiness managers and directors. I'm a big proponent of open source and am finding it to be such a taboo subject within the enterprise. In the article The Challenge of Open Source Presents to CIOs, open source is almost presented as a "problem." So much of a problem in fact that certain enterprises ban it entirely.

Quick question: Since when it is a bad thing to save money?

Now, I understand it can present challenges from governing the use of open source as it pertains to compliancy issues. However, this is no different than governing the proper licensing of Microsoft products, too. The fact that it's open source doesn't make open source a "problem." If you have problem governing open source utilization, then you have a larger software/infrastructure governance problem.