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Giving Away Software For Free Costs More Than You Would Think (Part 3)
For those of you less inclined to surfing all over my website, here’s a quick recap: Part 1: Did you know that the Ubuntu software repository contains 23,164 packages? I also introduce the Constructive Cost Model (COCOMO), and finally, reference … Continue reading
Giving Away Software For Free Costs More Than You Would Think (Part 2)
Starting with Part 1 of this series, I introduced the idea that free software is expensive to give away. For example, in 2000, the Debian distribution would have cost nearly 1.9 billion dollars to re-write from the ground up. It’s … Continue reading
Giving Away Software For Free Costs More Than You Would Think (Part 1)
Little known fact: The Ubuntu distribution is now includes 23,164 packages. How much did all of these packages actually cost to make? Well thanks to the Constructive Cost Model, (COCOMO) we can find out. COCOMO estimates how much it costs … Continue reading