Comments on: 7 Strategic Reasons to use Open Source Software http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/ Blog by a developer for a developer Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:55:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Ajay http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-21472 Ajay Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:08:49 +0000 http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/#comment-21472 Jacob, I fully agree with you about the 7 good reasons you mentioned above for adopting open-source software. I would point you though to the fact that there are two kinds of open-source development streams operating in the industry right now: 1. Open source software being developed by communities e.g. Eclipse, Apache. No specific corporation is backing such software. 2. Open source software being backed by a specific vendor. e.g. Hibernate, Seam by JBoss, Groovy/Spring by SpringSource. Open Source Software in (2) is offered in two flavors: open source and a commerical flavor (or $$-oriented software). Sometimes, there are quite compelling reasons to go with the commerical edition since there are value added improvements, access to more frequent bug fixes etc. Most often, the vendor also maintains distinct source code branches for the open source and the commerical versions. So, there might be some % of functionality overlap between the open source and the commerical versions. I would say that the decision to use/not use open source software is a decision that should be made on a project by project basis after considering factors like: maturity level of the software, adoption rate, gain in productivity (project timelines etc) by use of the software, integration with existing investments already within the company and the current skill set of developers to use this software. Most often, open source software is used in a utliity fashion within the company (where it is an easier decision to make to use open source) vs. using it as part of the core architecture where a lot more factors (those mentioned earlier) should be considered. Thanks Ajay Jacob,

I fully agree with you about the 7 good reasons you mentioned above for adopting open-source software. I would point you though to the fact that there are two kinds of open-source development streams operating in the industry right now:

1. Open source software being developed by communities e.g. Eclipse, Apache. No specific corporation is backing such software.

2. Open source software being backed by a specific vendor. e.g. Hibernate, Seam by JBoss, Groovy/Spring by SpringSource.

Open Source Software in (2) is offered in two flavors: open source and a commerical flavor (or $$-oriented software). Sometimes, there are quite compelling reasons to go with the commerical edition since there are value added improvements, access to more frequent bug fixes etc. Most often, the vendor also maintains distinct source code branches for the open source and the commerical versions. So, there might be some % of functionality overlap between the open source and the commerical versions.

I would say that the decision to use/not use open source software is a decision that should be made on a project by project basis after considering factors like: maturity level of the software, adoption rate, gain in productivity (project timelines etc) by use of the software, integration with existing investments already within the company and the current skill set of developers to use this software. Most often, open source software is used in a utliity fashion within the company (where it is an easier decision to make to use open source) vs. using it as part of the core architecture where a lot more factors (those mentioned earlier) should be considered.

Thanks
Ajay

]]> By: Gautam http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-21253 Gautam Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:05:20 +0000 http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/#comment-21253 Good article. Open source is way to go. Good article. Open source is way to go.

]]> By: jacob.orshalick http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-21212 jacob.orshalick Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:34:50 +0000 http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/#comment-21212 Agreed. I will try to put together an article on this subject as well. There are so many benefits to contributing to open source: credibility, learning, job opportunities, friendships, networking. Thanks for the comment. Agreed. I will try to put together an article on this subject as well. There are so many benefits to contributing to open source: credibility, learning, job opportunities, friendships, networking. Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Enrique http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-21170 Enrique Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:19:09 +0000 http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/#comment-21170 Good article. Now we just need another one stating the reasons to DEVELOP open source software. Everybody wants to use it, but so few are willing to contribute something back... Good article. Now we just need another one stating the reasons to DEVELOP open source software. Everybody wants to use it, but so few are willing to contribute something back…

]]> By: Senthil Kumar B http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-21162 Senthil Kumar B Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:51:45 +0000 http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/#comment-21162 Yes You are right . But its just my view . Thanks for the Good article too Yes You are right .
But its just my view .

Thanks for the Good article too

]]> By: jacob.orshalick http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-21160 jacob.orshalick Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:31:20 +0000 http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/#comment-21160 @Senthil, thanks for the comment. Choosing the right tools and technologies is always a challenge, whether proprietary or open source. An entire article could certainly be devoted to tips on making that decision. @Senthil, thanks for the comment. Choosing the right tools and technologies is always a challenge, whether proprietary or open source. An entire article could certainly be devoted to tips on making that decision.

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]]> By: Senthil Kumar B http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/comment-page-1/#comment-21147 Senthil Kumar B Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:48:29 +0000 http://solutionsfit.com/blog/2010/04/06/7-reasons-to-use-open-source-software/#comment-21147 Well Using opensource is not an issue , but choosing the right one is a big challenge though Well Using opensource is not an issue , but choosing the right one is a big challenge though

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