A Business Case Study of Open Source Software

Abstract

This paper was prepared as part of The MITRE Corporation's FY00 Mission-Oriented Investigation and Experimentation (MOIE) research project "Open Source Software in Military Systems." The paper analyzes the business case of open source software. It is intended to help Program Managers evaluate whether open source software and development methodologies are applicable to their technology programs. In the Executive Summary, the paper explains open source, describes its significance, compares open source to traditional commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products, presents the military business case, shows the applicability of Linux to the military business case, analyzes the use of Linux, discusses anomalies, and provides considerations for military Program Managers. The paper also provides a history of Unix and Linux, presents a business case model, and analyzes the commercial business case of Linux.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA459563

Entities

People

  • Carolyn A. Kenwood

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Commerce
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Embedded Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mobile Devices
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Relational Database Management Systems
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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  • Business Analytics
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Economics