[TOS] Why do you care about TOS?

[Ross Gardler]

On 14/04/2010 14:09, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Apr 2010, Mel Chua wrote:
>
>> Why are *you* here?

I'm hear for all the reasons expressed in [1], I copy the documents 
conclusion below for your convenience:

"The use of open source is undeniably on the increase in all sectors: it 
is seen by the public and education sectors as a way of providing better 
value for money in public spending, by the for-profit sector as a way of 
cutting costs in product development, and by the software development 
sector as a way of better serving its customers. However, this growth 
cannot be sustained without a fundamental change in the procurement 
process and an increase in the skills necessary for implementing, 
managing and engaging with open source projects. Without these skills, 
most policies and action plans will fall on fallow ground. Or, worse 
still, open source will be rolled out in a cultural environment that is 
not conducive to the success of the project as a whole. To get the most 
from any engagement with open source, it is essential to understand the 
whole model from beginning to end. This will ensure that a complete and 
thorough evaluation of the options presented by open source can be made. 
Open source is much more than a licensing model, and failure to 
understand this will result, at best, in a sub-optimal open source 
experience."

Ross

[1] http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/skills.xml