dwheeler writes, “The paper Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers! gives 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, scaleability, security, and total cost of ownership; it also comments on non-quantitative issues and unnecessary fears. If you’ve been looking for numbers to justify using OSS/FS, here’s where to go.”
many cases, open source software / free software is equal to or superior to their proprietary competition. The paper examines market share, reliability, performance, scaleability, security, and total cost of ownership; it also comments on non-quantitative issues and unnecessary fears. If you’ve been looking for numbers to justify using OSS/FS, here’s where to go.”
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