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The Business Case for Open Source Software
An anonymous reader writes "An InfoWorld blog entry makes a business case for open source software, and attempts to explain the business benefits of OSS to management and business owners. The primary benefits the piece uses to argue in favor of OSS include no licensing fees, and no license keys. The article also argues that OSS results in freedom from 'ownership' by software vendors. 'Never again will you fear the BSA (Business Software Alliance) knocking on your door wanting to perform a software audit. The BSA even takes out advertisements on Google search pages for and up to $200,000 reward a disgruntled ex-employee can receive for reporting your company to the BSA! That's quite a powerful motivator...'"
Tastes like FUD...
Oh shit here comes a chair DUCK
You better believe it!
I work for the BSA, and if I want your ass you have to bend over and say 'How deep?'.
Last night I took a girl out for a night, and when I turned up at the swankiest restaurant in town, the Maitre'd threw out a Michelin critic to seat me for a free meal rather than have me audit his reservation system.
Later in her car she had the option of swallowing or me going through her PC. Guess which she chose!
You think the Iraq war is about WMD, right? Wrong! We caught him upgrading an old laptop with a pirated W98.SE, and he tried to cheat us on the oil fine we levied.
Have you wondered why there is so much interest in civilian space-shots recently? A few years ago we heard that NASA bought one licence for the moon lander software and used TWO copies, one for the Eagle and one for the back-up. Once we get up there and raid Tranquility Base, there's going to be an even bigger shortage in NASA funding than there usually is.....