[OSGeo-Discuss] Bug report response time

[Mateusz Loskot]

On 11/11/10 09:43, Sjur Kolberg wrote:
> I am trying to convince people that open source GIS is a better
> solution than buying proprietary software. Such discussions follow a
> well-known path (is it mature/stable? How about support? All our
> clients use XXXX..., Nice for programmers, but...) etc. Conclusions
> precede arguments, and some hard numbers could be of great help in
> all the religion.

Hypothesis 0: There is no relation between an open source development of
a project and fast pace of fixing bugs

Hypothesis 1: There is relation between an open source development of a
project and fast pace of fixing bugs

Accept the hypothesis 0:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8499859.stm

Reject the hypothesis 0:

http://www.osnews.com/story/19731/The-25-Year-Old-UNIX-Bug

Accept the hypothesis 1:

http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/3810

Reject the hypothesis 1:

http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/ticket/249

What is the conclusion?

Statistics is evil. As long as the methodology is right,
you can proof any bullshit you like, or shoot yourself in your the foot.
So, I'd be careful.


Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
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