David A. Wheeler: Why Open Source? Look at the Numbers! | Linux Today

David A. Wheeler: Why Open Source? Look at the Numbers!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 9, 2001

David A. Wheeler
writes:

I’ve just released a major update to my paper, “Why Open Source
Software/Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!”
. Unlike
many sites, this identifies quantitative evidence about
OSS/FS, including market share data, reliability studies, and so
on.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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