Does Open Source Need Quality Standards?

underpar writes "This Techworld.com article reports that a UK group called the Open Source Consortium is being officially launched today. The article further states that the goal of the group is to respond to claims that switching to open source is more expensive than using Microsoft products and to help smaller companies compete with Sun and IBM for open source contracts. They say they will not compete with other open source groups and they intend to eventually come to the US. The hype-filled about us section of their site says their Quality Standard Certification provides a "simple framework for self-assessment and performance improvement." The question of whether this is useful or even wanted in the US still remains to be answered."

Comments

Dumb overgeneralization

[Anonymous Coward]

Does Open Source Need Quality Standards?

Some open source projects do (carrier grade linux; linux in medical devices).

Others don't (screen savers, C# clones(to match MSFT's Quality Standards), etc)

Linux passed TelecomCarrier Grade Reliability Test

[Anonymous Coward]

Certain versions of embedded and server Linux had already passed the Telecom Carrier Grade Reliability Test. Carrier Grade Linux is 99.999% Reliable. Any Window is NOT Telecom Carrier Grade Reliable. Microsoft won't even try because it will fail.