[quote author=James C4S link=topic=107002.msg803477#msg803477 date=1337782568]
cnavnath:
still most of companies dont go with open source for comercial production.
Actually, quite a few companies do rely on open source for commercial products. Rarely will it be advertised on the box, because most (e.g. 99% who are not engineers) consumers do not care.[/quote]
Agree, I work for a company that make industrial machinery, we have 4 active products and all of them use Linux and one is made with a Arduino, of course, none of our customers care about it.
[quote author=James C4S link=topic=107002.msg803477#msg803477 date=1337782568]
cnavnath:
they start writting code from basic or BUY costaly library or adk.
Sometimes it is because the company, or the engineering team at that company, wants/needs support.
Sometimes it is because open source libraries are not complete.
Sometimes it is because open source licenses means revealing work the engineering team has done, and the company does not wish that to happen.
Sometimes engineers simply don't know about an open-source option.[/quote]
+1
cnavnath:
The idea "BECAUSE ITS OPEN SOURCE!!!!" is not always the best solution for a given problem.
From the engineering perspective, it's not a valid reason.