Adopting Open Source Web Applications

Adopting Open Source Web Applications For Small Businesses and Organizations

Web Applications
Why?

Why Open Source?
Free as in “libre”
Oftentimes, Free as in “beer”
Leverage huge software communities
It hits your niche
Customize to your organization
Invest in your business, not what runs it.
Don’t recreate the wheel.

Why not Open Source?
Instant pudding
Beta beta beta
Long-term support
Regular upgrade cycle
Scalability
Learning curves
Invest in your business, not what runs it.

How To Start
Will it adapt to us, or vice versa?
Will it grow with us?
Are we actually going to use this?
What do I need to get it running?
Will it work with other software?
How long has it been around?
Anybody there? Do you speak business?
Will this really cost me anything?

What Are You Looking For?
Content Management Systems
Shopping Carts
Client/Customer Relations
Enterprise Reporting
Project Management / Intranet
Ad management
APIs
Hundreds of other verticals out there

Where To Look
Compare proprietary software first.
Why?
They have a marketing budget.
SourceForge
Wikipedia
Google Code
Just plain Google

Adopting Open Source Web Applications

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