自由軟體的優點與正面意義
(1) 發展當地企業(developing local industry)
(2) 自提供者與市場競爭的獨立性(Independence from a supplier and market competition)
(3) 對特殊需求的靈活性與適應性(flexibility and adaptation to specific requirements)
(4) 易於採納的開放式架構(Easier adoption of open standards)
(5) 安全的公共監督(Public scrutiny of security)
(6) 長時間的可使用性(Availability in the long term)
(7) 影響超出用於部分使用者(impact beyond use on the part of the Administration)
自由軟體的缺點採納使用的困難與其他問題
(1) 缺乏知識和行政承諾(Lack of knowledge and political commitment)
(2) 承包機制的適應力較差(Poor adaptation of contracting mechanisms)
(3) 缺乏部署策略(Lack of deployment strategy)
(4) 在某些領域下缺乏自由軟體的產品(Scarcity or lack of free software products in certain segments)
(5) 與現有系統的互操作性(Interoperability with existing systems)
(6) 數據易流動(Data migration)
