Comments on: UK reticence to open source http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/26/uk-reticence-to-open-source/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: frankscavo http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/26/uk-reticence-to-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-7161 frankscavo Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:39 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5846#comment-7161 I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn't appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles. <br><br>Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source. I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn't appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles.

Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source.

]]> By: frankscavo http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/26/uk-reticence-to-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-7160 frankscavo Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:39 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5846#comment-7160 I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn't appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles. Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source. I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn't appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles. Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/26/uk-reticence-to-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-9464 Anonymous Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5846#comment-9464 I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn't appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles. Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source. I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn’t appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles.

Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.accmanpro.com/2009/10/26/uk-reticence-to-open-source/comment-page-1/#comment-10780 Anonymous Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.accmanpro.com/?p=5846#comment-10780 I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn't appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles. Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source. I am favorable to open source, but I have a couple of concerns about this survey. First, it doesn’t appear the study differentiates between open source infrastructure software (e.g. Linux, Apache web server, etc.) and open source business applications. The former are much more popular than the latter, and the two categories, I think, have different adoption profiles.

Second, open source is a tricky subject to survey. Depending on who is surveyed within the organization, it is very possible the organization is running an open source infrastructure product but the respondent is not even aware that it is open source.

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