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Is Open Source Right for You?: A Fictional Case Study of Open Source in a Commercial Software Shop

Is Open Source Right for You?: A Fictional Case Study of Open Source in a Commercial Software Shop Right for You A fictional case study of open source in a commercial software shop Is Open Source DAVID ASCHER, ACTIVESTATE The media often present open source software as a direct competitor to commercial software. This depiction, usually pitting David (Linux) against Goliath (Microsoft), makes for fun reading in the weekend paper. However, it mostly misses the point of what open source means to a development organization. In this article, I use the experiences of GizmoSoft (a fictitious software company) to present some perspectives on the impact of open source software usage in a software development shop. My intention is to help managers, architects, and developers answer these questions: ¢ Why should we use open source software? ¢ When should we use open source software? ¢ How should we use open source software? ¢ How will using open source software affect the way we do our jobs? 32 May 2004 QUEUE Let ™s walk through the halls of GizmoSoft and find out what people are saying about the company ™s use of open source software. (Note: the events and characters depicted below are fictional and do not represent any person living or dead. The gossip is also fictional.) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Queue Association for Computing Machinery

Is Open Source Right for You?: A Fictional Case Study of Open Source in a Commercial Software Shop

Queue , Volume 2 (3) – May 1, 2004

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Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 by ACM Inc.
ISSN
1542-7730
DOI
10.1145/1005062.1005065
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Abstract

Right for You A fictional case study of open source in a commercial software shop Is Open Source DAVID ASCHER, ACTIVESTATE The media often present open source software as a direct competitor to commercial software. This depiction, usually pitting David (Linux) against Goliath (Microsoft), makes for fun reading in the weekend paper. However, it mostly misses the point of what open source means to a development organization. In this article, I use the experiences of GizmoSoft (a fictitious software company) to present some perspectives on the impact of open source software usage in a software development shop. My intention is to help managers, architects, and developers answer these questions: ¢ Why should we use open source software? ¢ When should we use open source software? ¢ How should we use open source software? ¢ How will using open source software affect the way we do our jobs? 32 May 2004 QUEUE Let ™s walk through the halls of GizmoSoft and find out what people are saying about the company ™s use of open source software. (Note: the events and characters depicted below are fictional and do not represent any person living or dead. The gossip is also fictional.)

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QueueAssociation for Computing Machinery

Published: May 1, 2004

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