Why use open Source

Open-source software has a lot to offer the business world.

Open Standards

Reduced cost

Increased Reliability

Large suppport community

Increased Security

A consumer's rational desire to avoid being locked into a monopoly supplier will increase its interest in open source. Nobody wants to be tied to a single supplier who can call the tunes. Using solutions based on open standards means if you want to change to a different suppler it is easier.

Migrate to Open Source Ecommerce Solution

  If you are using a propritory ecommerce solution it is time to start to think what open source magento can offer you, compare the feature list of your product to magento and prepare to be amazed. Magento has many features that can help promote your online ecommerce presence. Magento SEO options can help to drive traffic to your site. Here is a quote form Jack Aboutboul

"Magento is going to win the eCommerce software war, hands down. I've never seen another ecommerce platform so well architected and well designed as Magento."

The Magento Feaure list includes

  • Site Management: Control multiple websites and stores from one
    Administration Panel with ability to share as much or
    as little information as needed
  • International Support. Support for Multiple Currencies. Multi-Lingual
  • Search Engine Optimization. 100% Search Engine Friendly.
  • Marketing Promotions and Tools. Multi-Tier Pricing for quantity discounts.Flexible Coupons (pricing rules)
  • Mobile Commerce, iPhone Optimized Theme
  • Checkout. One-Page Checkout. SSL security support for orders
  • Shipping. Integrated for real-time shipping rates. On-site order tracking from customer accounts.
  • Order Management. View, edit, create and fulfill orders from admin panel. Print invoices and packing slips.
  • Customer Service. Contact Us form. Feature-rich Customer Accounts
  • Customer Accounts. Order status and history. Re-orders from account. Default Billing and Shipping addresses

Open Source Blog Feed

Open Source Initiative blogs


OSI Reform At FOSDEM
25/01 - 2012
In preparation for my keynote at FOSDEM, I was interviewed by the team who have just posted the interview. In particular, I noted this background to the governance reform, which readers here might find useful: Why exactly did OSI decide to reorganize its governance from a board-only organization into a member-based structure?read more
FLOSS Body of Knowledge
19/01 - 2012
As courses, certificates, and curricula are created, it's valuable to bring together people who are working to develop and deliver this material into a community where we can jointly define a central body of knowledge related to free, libre, and open source software. That goal has led me to take the first step toward creating this body of knowledge, termed FLOSSBOK. The initial outline, intentionally very brief, can be found on our FLOSS Competency Center site. read more
OSI Opposes SOPA and PIPA
18/01 - 2012
The Open Source Initiative Board joined many other civil society organizations as co-signatories of an open letter expressing concern about SOPA and PIPA. As human rights and press freedom advocates, we write to express our deep concern about S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act (PIPA), and the threat it poses to international human rights. Like H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), PIPA requires the use of internet censorship tools, undermines the global nature of the internet, and threatens free...
Mozilla Releases OSI-Approved MPLv2
9/01 - 2012
Last week saw a quiet landmark in the history of the open source movement with the formal release of version two of the Mozilla Public License (MPLv2) and its approval as an official open source license. While to many it may look like just another legal detail, it is significant both for the way it was conducted and for the intent with which it has been created. This is a license aimed at unity. read more

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