- A software organisation
stands to benefit if it both exploits and contributes to the
Open Source movement
- Why would anyone want to
give away software source?
- It's hard to compete on
price with free software
- Instead, organisations stand
to gain rich rewards from the delivery of associated services,
systems integration, customisation and support
- Cost sharing
- Risk spreading
- Making developers' lives
more rewarding
- Retaining control of IPR
(!)
- Why would anyone want to
use open source software?
- Y2K taught that not having
the source code is a big risk
- Faster time to market
- Eliminate licensing hassles
- Higher quality (example:
the "love bug")
- Advanced features (sometimes)
- Enhanced market presence
- Supplier independence
- Round-the-clock support
- Customisation capability
- Being in control