"Open source is a development method for software that
harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency
of process. The promise of open source is better quality,
higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end
to predatory vendor lockin."
Open Source Initiative
"Open source is an approach to the design, development, and
distribution of software, offering practical accessibility to
a software's source code. Some consider open source as one
of various possible design approaches, while others consider
it a critical strategic element of their operations...."
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BOSS Consulting provides value added services for businesses
of all sizes, allowing them to take advantage of high quality
computer application functionality that has previously been
available only to companies with large budgets.
The Open Source Commons.
The concept of Open Source is very simple, software that
includes all source code, having a liberal and sometimes even
free licensing structure based on and guarenteed by copyright
ownership, encouraging collaboration through all phases of
development by any and all interested parties, even those
interested in end-user implementations.
The underlying reality created by this Open Source resource
collaboration is that businesses and individuals are no longer at
a disadvantage when it comes to high powered customizable
computer applications because of manpower or budget.
Historically, what has been the roadblock for small
enterprises have been high development cost. New development
of quality software can cost an enormous amount of money, into
the hundreds of thousands and sometimes even into the millions of
dollars, in fact. Shrink-wrapped software, while cheaper, was
not the answer either, since it is a one size fits all situation,
because the source code was never available for customization.
With Open Source, a small concern, or any size concern for
that matter, can have computer functionality that has previously
been available only to companies with large budgets, with the same
or superior quality, the way that fits their needs the best, for
a very small fraction of the cost. The benefits are equally
available no matter what the size the enterprise
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