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Open source software and government policy in South Africa
Thesis (MA (Information Science. Socio-Informatics))--Stellenbosch University, 2009.
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2008
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| author | Pieters, Minnaar |
| author2 | Kinghorn, Johann |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2480 Open source software and government policy in South Africa Pieters, Minnaar Kinghorn, Johann Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. Information Science. Open-source software -- Government policy Dissertations -- Information science Theses -- Information science Dissertations -- Socio-informatics Theses -- Socio-informatics Thesis (MA (Information Science. Socio-Informatics))--Stellenbosch University, 2009. Open-source software is not something new; however, it has come into the spotlight in the last few years, mostly due to hyped initial cost savings of the Linux operating system. Consumers and businesses were made aware of shortcomings in the traditional proprietary software model and this has in turn created a surge in popularity of open-source. The migration to open-source requires efficient research of options available and thorough analysis of the migratory process through all levels of the organization. Initial independent cost analysis has not been conclusive, with unreliable, skewed results and below average performance due to poor implementation. The focus of this study is whether open-source software is a suitable alternative to current proprietary software packages utilized by the government sector. Masters 2008-06-11T13:08:46Z 2010-06-01T08:49:47Z 2008-06-11T13:08:46Z 2010-06-01T08:49:47Z 2008-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2480 en Stellenbosch University application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Open-source software -- Government policy Dissertations -- Information science Theses -- Information science Dissertations -- Socio-informatics Theses -- Socio-informatics Pieters, Minnaar Open source software and government policy in South Africa |
| title | Open source software and government policy in South Africa |
| title_full | Open source software and government policy in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Open source software and government policy in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Open source software and government policy in South Africa |
| title_short | Open source software and government policy in South Africa |
| title_sort | open source software and government policy in south africa |
| topic | Open-source software -- Government policy Dissertations -- Information science Theses -- Information science Dissertations -- Socio-informatics Theses -- Socio-informatics |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2480 |
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