3. Introduction Philip Oakley Open Source Software Consultant Outserve Ltd www.outserveblog.com www.twitter.com/philoakley www.identi.ca/philoakley www.linkedin.com/in/philoakley Blog
5. What is Open Source? Simply put Open Source software is a development method.... ...meaning that the software is freely distributable, available to customise and with no cost of software licenses .
73. The Government could save at least 贈600 million per year if it adopted open IT procurement and used open source software. http://www.conservatives.com/News/News_stories/2009/01/Improving_IT_procurement_and_encouraging_open_source_software.aspx
132. Thank You Philip Oakley Open Source Software Consultant Outserve Ltd www.outserveblog.com www.twitter.com/philoakley www.identi.ca/philoakley www.linkedin.com/in/philoakley Blog
177. Thank You Philip Oakley Open Source Software Consultant [email_address] 0121 288 6778 www.outserveblog.com www.twitter.com/philoakley www.identi.ca/philoakley www.linkedin.com/in/philoakley Blog
188. "Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches, Steve Ballmer Microsoft Corp
189. "What hobbyist can put 3-man years into programming, finding all bugs, documenting his product and distribute for free? The fact is, no one besides us has invested a lot of money.. Bill Gates 1987
190. "..we will create a level playing field for open source software in IT procurement and open up the procurement system to small and innovative companies David Cameron Conservative Party Leader
191. "The internet age is transforming politics and has the capacity to transform government. Lets start being open source right now. George Osbourne Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
192. "Four things ought to be avoided. The first is a lock-in, an indefinite commitment to a single proprietary solution.. John Pugh Liberal Democrat MP
193. "Writing non-free software is not an ethically legitimate activity, so if people who do this run into trouble, that's good! All businesses based on non-free software ought to fail, and the sooner the better Richard Stallman
194. "I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. Linus Torvalds 1990
195. "If something's expensive to develop, and somebody's not going to get paid, it won't get developed. So you decide: Do you want software to be written, or not? Bill Gates
196. " given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow ". More formally: "Given a large enough beta-tester and co-developer base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix will be obvious to someone." Eric S. Raymond from "The Cathedral and the Bazaar".
197. "Open source is neither an industry fad, nor a magic bullet. Rather, the development methods commonly encompassed by the term open source have provided customers and developers with additional options among many in the technology ecosystem." Microsoft.com Website 2008