Reuse is missing

JP Rangaswami posted an interesting entry on Build versus Buy versus Opensource.  In it he states:

“And the way I think of it is this:

For common problems use Opensource.
For rare problems use Buy.
For unique problems use Build. ”

Not bad but I really think he missed a fundamental part of this discussion.  Reuse should always come first. Look at what you have in people and their skills  and technology already deployed that could deliver the solution.  I think my post on EA Guiding Principles  better addresses the need for reuse.

Thoughts?

Related posts:

1. Enterprise Architecture Principles