Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!
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Description: In-depth review and analysis of the many quantitative reasons to use open source software, with statistics from a variety of recent surveys.
Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FOSS, or FLOSS)? Look at the Numbers! Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FLOSS, or FOSS)? Look at the Numbers! This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, using
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| Page title: | Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS, FOSS, or FLOSS)? Look at the Numbers! |
| Keywords: | open source, open source software, free software, libre software, livre software software libre, software livre, libre, Linux, freedom, software, free, software free, software libre, OSS, FS, OSS/FS, F/OS, GNU, GNU/Linux, Unix, POSIX, Windows, NT, Windows 2000, Apache, fuzz, performance, scalability, scaleability, reliability, market, market share, references, cost, total cost of ownership, innovation, innovative, quantitative, study, numbers, analysis, analyses, proprietary, GPL, General Public License, TCO, Microsoft, Wheeler, David A. Wheeler, David Wheeler, FLOS, FLOSS, FOSS, numbers |
| Description: | This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, open source software / free software is equal to or superior to their proprietary competition. The paper examines market share, reliability, performance, scalability, scaleability, security, and total cost of ownership; it also comments on non-quantitative issues and unnecessary fears. |
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