On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Post, Mark K wrote: > A co-worker sent this out. There's a lot of stuff in here that everyone's > heard before, but it's a pretty broad article that covers a lot of > territory. It should be good for giving to other people that aren't as up > to date as most on this list.
This is my favourite document to which I refer when discussing the topic. Of course, I point people at it, but I really don't think any of _my_ audience is going to take the time to read it; for that mattter, much of it's likely to go way over their heads. David has some other useful documents there too, and also, I think, some code auditing tools. Well worth and extended visit. > > Mark Post > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:18 AM > > To: EMEA Linux > > Subject: Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at > > the Numbers! > > > > An interesting white paper which pulls together a number of surveys and > > reports: > > > > "This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, using open > > source software / free software is a reasonable or even superior approach > > to using their proprietary competition according to various measures. This > > paper examines market share, reliability, performance, scalability, > > security, and total cost of ownership. It also has sections on > > non-quantitative issues, unnecessary fears, usage reports, other sites > > providing related information, and ends with some conclusions." > > > > http://www.dwheeler.com/oss_fs_why.html > -- Cheers John. Please, no off-list mail. You will fall foul of my spam treatment. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
