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We Saved 90% on Development Costs with Open Source (We Accumulated 300% in Technical Debt)

The true cost of open source

November 6, 2026

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CEO-K presenting a development cost reduction chart with a bright smile at the presentation — The presentation room was filled with applause.

DEV excitedly stacking open source libraries, saying, 'This one, this one, this one... I can just use all of these?' — DEV: 'This one, this one, this one... I can just use all of these?'

Six months later, DEV is holding their head in front of a pile of error warnings — The maintenance cost of free tools doesn't disappear. It's just deferred.

LEGACY, a monster made of tangled cables, looms over DEV — LEGACY: 'Hi. Remember me? You picked me up for free in 2023.'

CEO-K and DEV staring blankly at a massive technical debt invoice — CEO-K: 'How much is this total?'

DEV sitting on a mountain of technical debt, gazing at a small coin at sunset — The real cost of open source is billed in time, not code.

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