Thoughts on Open Sourcers

I was recently asked why poeple who embrace open source have such a hard time working with the corporate types. I have discovered that most open sourcers, "know thier own mind" and speak it frequently. This kind of activity usually causes a little bristling in the boardrooms. And the second thing is that most open sourcers also focus on function not profitability. I think the only company that has the answer today is www.novell.com and they actually know how to bring open source into the boardroom!