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


The OSI Categorically Rejects IIPA's special pleadings against Open Source
5/03 - 2010
Introduction Moore's Law, Disk Law, and Fiber Law have created an economic engine for growth, promising exponentially improving computing, storage, and networking performance for the foreseeable future. And yet according to a 2003 UNCTAD report, "there has been no Moore's Law for software," and indeed it is because of software that computer systems have become more expensive, more complex, and less reliable.read more
Time To Rebut The IIPA's FUD Against Open Source
28/02 - 2010
A recent blog posting at The Guardian about the US "Special 301" rules has generated deep concern around the global open source community.read more
I signed the Public Domain Manifesto
3/02 - 2010
You can read about it here and then decide for yourself whether to sign it as well.
Exporting Open Source from the US
24/01 - 2010
If you distribute Open Source software containing encryption from the United States, you are subject to US export controls, yes. But are there any real restrictions? The only thing that the law requires you to do (for Open Source) is send an email to crypt@bxa.doc.gov with the URL. So why do SourceForge and Google impose greater restrictions than the law requires? Anybody know? UPDATE 8-Feb-2010: Good news! SourceForge has turned off blanket restrictions, and made it a per-project choice...
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