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First COSI Conference
Held September 7, 2005 -- Redwood
Shores, California
Open source software is changing the
way that software is being developed and used, with a significant
impact on software developers, vendors, and users. Millions
of people use the OpenOffice™ productivity suite
and/or the Firefox™ web browser. Many of the world’s
most heavily used websites are built with open source software,
so almost everyone is a user of open source. Software developers
also rely on open source development tools and execution
environments. Companies are beginning to formulate policies
around their use of open source software, as well as adjusting
their acquisition, adoption, and development processes.
This one-day conference, organized by Carnegie
Mellon's Center for Open Source Investigation (COSI),
brought together leading experts from industry and academia
to discuss key topics in evaluating, adopting, licensing,
using, and supporting open source software. These experts
have extensive experience with both traditional packaged
and open source products. The goal of the conference
is to help companies understand technical, business,
and organizational issues that influence decisions about
open source solutions. The conference is aimed at managers
with responsibility for software product development,
software acquisition, internal IT operations, and related
policy-making.
We are grateful to our sponsors for
their support.
Click here for the
complete program, including slides and downloadable QuickTime
videos.
We have produced a four DVD set of the conference
that is available for $50 plus shipping. Please contact us
for more information.
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