Why Aren't Open Source Tools Being Considered?

[Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axion -dot- net>]

Watching various software questions being asked on this list, I keep
wondering why so few list members consider open source software when
evaluating tools? 

Granted, not everyone has control over what they use, but, in many
cases, it sounds as though what posters recommend will be used. Many
mature, cross-platform tools that are ideal for technical writers exist,
technical writers are presumably more tech-savvy than the average user,
and information is readily available. So what's happening?

(Incidentally, I should note that I may one day write an article around
the responses. Howver, if I do, I'll ask permission of everyone whom I
happen to quote)

-- 
Bruce Byfield 604-421-7177
http://members.axion.net/~bbyfield

"Navigator, navigator, rise up and be strong,
The morning is here and there's work to be done,
With your pick and your shovel and your old dynamite,
To shift a few tons of this earthly delight."
- The Pogues


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