[OSGeo-Discuss] Looking for a one pager write up for Why Open Source is good.

[Basques, Bob (CI-StPaul)]

Hi All,

I'm looking for a one pager write-up for a Booth display for why Open Source Software is a good bet for businesses.

Anything I can use freely or pointers would be appreciated. This is intended as an informational handout.

I have a start on something below, maybe it's easier for folks to add to these.  I'll go off and look some on Google

Thanks in advance.

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Here are some benefits that Open Source software gives you.

  *   You are not prohibited from using Commercial Software in the mix.
  *   The act of using OpenSource software in general is also promoting the Open-Data concept as well as Open-Standards.
  *   You are not requiring other potential business partners to use Commercial Software in order to use your services and get at your data in an unfettered manner, nor to serve their data to you.  Interoperability is considerably enhanced.  The big commerical packages offer these capabilities as well, but beware of special situations and process additions that still bind your process to a commercial package.
  *   The bigger picture view is that OpenSource should be thought of as a method for keeping business operations open and inter-operable across boundaries and jurisdictions.  And to be thought of as a business best practice.  It's not about going 100% OpenSource, even though you can if you want to, but to provide a system and mechanisms that work for both proprietary and open technologies.
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