[Fsf-friends] [solaris]A Business Case Study of Open Source Software (fwd)

[Frederick Noronha]

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This is something I came across recently which I thought was useful for the
open source community. It provides a good case for applying Linux and other
open source software in business applications building on a military
business case. Fred, maybe you can take the trouble to forward it to the
Linux/open source oriented mailing lists.

- Ashish
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A Business Case Study of Open Source Software
Carolyn A. Kenwood, The MITRE Corporation

ABSTRACT
This paper was prepared as part of The MITRE Corporation’s FY00
Mission-Oriented Investigation and Experimentation (MOIE) research project
"Open Source Software in Military Systems.. This paper analyzes the business
case of open source software. It is intended to help Program Managers
evaluate whether open source software and development methodologies are
applicable to their technology programs. In the Executive Summary, the paper
explains open source, describes its significance, compares open source to
traditional commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products, presents the military
business case, shows the applicability of Linux to the military business
case, analyzes the use of Linux, discusses anomalies, and provides
considerations for military Program Managers. The paper also provides a
history of Unix and Linux, presents a business case model, and analyzes the
commercial business case of Linux.

KEYWORDS: Linux, Open Source, Open Source Software, OSS, Software.

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For the complete text please download the portable document format (PDF) of
this article.
(http://www.mitre.org/support/papers/tech_papers_01/kenwood_software/kenwood
_software.pdf).



Warm regards,

Ashish
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