[wellylug] FW: European Union Researches the Benefits of Open Source Softwar e

[Klenner, Colin]

This study was funded by the European Union government.  To quote the
article "This is powerful ammunition for activists fighting the old
misconception, still far too prevalent, that free software is a poor man's
consolation for the lack of funds to buy really good software."

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/network/2002/09/16/platform.html

"Over and over in the FLOSS study, organizations place cost savings low
on their list of reasons for choosing free software.  Ideological
reasons will be discussed later in this article.  Overwhelmingly, the
highest ranking reasons for using free software center on *quality*:

    * Higher stability
    * Better access protection
    * Higher performance
    * Better functionality
"


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