The Consulting Times has published an article by veteran computer lab manager Tom Adelstein that addresses some common fallacies and myths about open software and makes a strong business case for the sound scientific principles behind open source development.

Entitled “How to Misunderstand Open Source Software Development,” the article addresses:

• Open Standards Understood
• The Precipitating Accounting Event
• Standards Making Bodies
• The Lunacy of Closed Proprietary Models
• Misconceptions for All to See
• Addressing Misconceptions
• False Notion of Ad Hoc Development
• If We Used a Closed Development Process
• Back to Open Source
• Code Control
• Public or Private
• How the Open Source Development Provides Efficiency
• How Open Source Tools Improve the Software Development Environment
• What do Existing Development Squads Need to Transition
• Concluding Remarks

Mr. Adelstein concludes, “I wrote this article to help instill a sense of confidence about Open Source development in those who have not experienced it.”

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