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== What companies are using Free Software ==
 
== What companies are using Free Software ==
 
This space is intended to be a list of some of the national, international and local companies using Free Software.
 
This space is intended to be a list of some of the national, international and local companies using Free Software.
 
e.g. [https://www.yubico.com/ Yubico] in Sweden publishes their website using [[WordPress]] and has job listings specifying free software skills.  But also, they publish software that is [https://developers.yubico.com/yubikey-val/ under a BSD license]
 
  
 
== Case studies ==
 
== Case studies ==

Revision as of 22:46, 25 August 2008

Why companies should use Free Software[edit | edit source]

Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!
David A. Wheeler
dwheeler at dwheeler.com
Revised as of September 30, 2004

This paper provides quantitative data that, in many cases, using open source software / free software is a reasonable or even superior approach to using their proprietary competition according to various measures. This paper's goal is to show that you should consider using OSS/FS when acquiring software. This paper examines market share, reliability, performance, scalability, security, and total cost of ownership. It also has sections on non-quantitative issues, unnecessary fears, OSS/FS on the desktop, usage reports, other sites providing related information, and ends with some conclusions. An appendix gives more background information about OSS/FS. You can view this paper at [1].

What companies are using Free Software[edit | edit source]

This space is intended to be a list of some of the national, international and local companies using Free Software.

Case studies[edit | edit source]

Particular users and both the goals/requirements they had and the solution they found.

Companies Providing Free Software Service and Consulting[edit | edit source]

You should list yourself here if you are a LOCAL consultant, manufacturer, or service company who predominantly works with free software.