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Open Source Software

Overview. What is open source softwareAdvantages / disadvantagesEffects on businessEnterprise open source software in useFuture of open source software. What is Open Source Software?. Open source software is software for which the underlying programming code is available to the users so that the

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Open Source Software

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    1. Open Source Software Management Information Technology BSAD319 / INFO420 Andrea Medel Jocelyn Zhou Andrew McClelland Philip Penner March 4, 2009

    2. Overview What is open source software Advantages / disadvantages Effects on business Enterprise open source software in use Future of open source software

    3. What is Open Source Software? Open source software is software for which the underlying programming code is available to the users so that they may read it, make changes to it, and build new versions of the software incorporating their changes.

    4. Examples of Open Source Software DC++

    5. Why or Why Not Open Source Disadvantages User interface Programmer not customer driven Lags behind hardware Lack of documentation Limited support options

    6. Open Source Concerns of IT Professionals Source: CIO.com survey of 328 IT and business executives and managers, April 2008. Up to three items selected.

    7. Effects of Open Source Software on IT New IT hiring practices New Business models for Marketing Software Decentralization of software production Change from Supply-Push to Demand-Pull

    8. Open Source Who & What

    9. Enterprise Applications

    10. Enterprise Applications

    11. Future of Open Source Software Opposition failing The “Anything but Microsoft” attitude is fading as more quality solutions are becoming available Increasingly pervasive

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