July 30, 2004
CIC Teaching and Learning Mentors
Institute
The Assertions
lSome needs cannot be
met with OSS
lProprietary software
comes with better support than OSS
lOSS can be difficult
to install, distribute, migrate to
lOSS avoids vendor
lock-in
lOSS projects reuse
software elements efficiently
lProprietary software
developers have better resources
lIs their commitment
to the software, the company, their salary?
lStudents and faculty
are more familiar and comfortable with
proprietary software