%0 Journal Article %1 fitzgerald04 %A Fitzgerald, B. %D 2004 %J Computer %K open-source forking %N 7 %P 92--94 %T A critical look at open source %U http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1310249 %V 37 %X In recent years, open source software - more properly, free and open source software - has emerged as one popular solution to the so-called "software crisis". Advocates regard F/OSS as an agile, practice-led initiative that addresses three key issues namely cost, time scale and quality. F/OSS products are usually freely available for public download. The collaborative, parallel efforts of globally distributed developers allow many F/OSS products to be developed much more quickly than conventional software. Many F/OSS offerings are recognized for their high standards of reliability, efficiency, and robustness; products such as GNU/Linux, Apache, and Bind have become "category killers" stifling the incentive to develop any competing products.

@article{fitzgerald04, abstract = {In recent years, open source software - more properly, free and open source software - has emerged as one popular solution to the so-called "software crisis". Advocates regard F/OSS as an agile, practice-led initiative that addresses three key issues namely cost, time scale and quality. F/OSS products are usually freely available for public download. The collaborative, parallel efforts of globally distributed developers allow many F/OSS products to be developed much more quickly than conventional software. Many F/OSS offerings are recognized for their high standards of reliability, efficiency, and robustness; products such as GNU/Linux, Apache, and Bind have become "category killers" stifling the incentive to develop any competing products.}, added-at = {2006-09-18T06:26:07.000+0200}, author = {Fitzgerald, B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28fd8b3a5a840e3a33573667bbdd76b0a/neilernst}, citeulike-article-id = {668795}, description = {Not previously uploaded}, interhash = {90fbcee7a7d7bdf237dc6345c278dca8}, intrahash = {8fd8b3a5a840e3a33573667bbdd76b0a}, journal = {Computer}, keywords = {open-source forking}, number = 7, pages = {92--94}, priority = {0}, timestamp = {2006-09-18T06:26:07.000+0200}, title = {A critical look at open source}, url = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1310249}, volume = 37, year = 2004 }