Builder.com: Three Top Tips for Surviving Open Source Projects

“If its market penetration continues to grow, the open source
software movement promises to narrow the gap between the computer
industry and computer science. As larger companies such as IBM and
Sun continue with open source initiatives, more and more smaller
companies may follow suit and attempt to exploit the financial
savings promised by this increasingly popular software development
model.

“If your definition of open source encompasses the public
release of source code by a commercial organization for others to
use or enhance as they see fit, then current software development
practices need not be greatly affected.

“Many well-known open source projects operate on a different
model where software is developed through a collaborative project
driven by volunteers working as part of a loose consortium. This
collaborative model presents a range of unusual challenges for even
a seasoned IT project manager. Here are some tips on meeting the
challenge…”

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