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Why companies should use Free Software
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
This space is intended to be a list of some of the national, international and local companies using Free Software.
Case studies
Particular users and both the goals/requirements they had and the solution they found.
Companies Providing Free Software Service and Consulting
You should list yourself here if you are a LOCAL consultant, manufacturer, or service company who predominantly works with free software.