Free and Open Source Software for Business: An Introduction
1. Free and Open Source Software for Business: An Introduction James Kariuki Njenga Department of Information Systems University of the Western Cape Introduction to general concepts, and business ideas of FOSS
2. James Kariuki Njenga University of the Western Cape [email_address] ; [email_address] http://www.elearningfundi.net http://www.uwc.ac.za Introduction to general concepts, and business ideas of FOSS
57. FOSS vs Proprietary – a bizview Access code, 'free' download, reuse Buy – don't build or code Freedom to modify Vendor locking Customize to one's needs Lack of customisable features Ease of localization Deployed for limited locale(regions & languages) Extrinsic & Intrinsic motivation Extrinsic motivation Generation of shared knowledge 4 common good Generate knowledge for competitive advantage Distributed support 'Singularity' in support Ease of compliance Difficult to comply What feature/attribute will be more appealing for your business?
91. Horizontal OpenOffice Freemind Firefox Thunderbird Development Installation Integration X X X X Maintenance & Support Training Certification Migration
92. Vertical Audacity VirtualDub eXe GIMP Development X Installation X Integration X Maintenance & Support X Training X Certification X Migration X
93. Eclectic MediaWiki Moodle Miro qBitorrent Development X X Installation X X X X Integration X Maintenance & Support X Training X X Certification X Migration X
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95. Tabulate the service configuration matrix that you think would fit into the industry given the software you have selected
153. Contact me James Kariuki Njenga Department of Information Systems University of the Western Cape Tel: +27 21 959 3243 Fax: +27 21 959 3522 jkariuki@gmail.com; jkariuki@uwc.ac.za http://www.elearningfundi.net http://www.uwc.ac.za