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Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FLOSS, or FOSS)? Look at the Numbers!
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Wheeler, D. A. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, using open source software / free software (abbreviated as OSS/FS, FLOSS, or FOSS) is a reasonable or even superior approach to using their proprietary competition according to various measures. This paper’s goal is to show that you should consider using OSS/FS when acquiring software. This paper examines market share, reliability, performance, scalability, security, and total cost of ownership. It also has sections on non-quantitative issues, unnecessary fears, OSS/FS on the desktop, usage reports, governments and OSS/FS, other sites providing related information, and ends with some conclusions. An appendix gives more background information about OSS/FS. You can view this paper at http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html (HTML format). A short presentation (briefing) based on this paper is also available. Palm PDA users may wish to use Plucker to view this longer report. Old archived copies and a list of changes are also available. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://pesona.mmu.edu.my/~wruslan/MISP1/Readings/detail/Reading-61.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.robotcub.org/index.php/robotcub/content/download/290/1049/file/Why%20Open%20Source%20Software.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
