3. Free project management
Managing an open-source project has its advantages and disadvantages. We'll look at how to lead or participate in such a project, the rules of good conduct to be aware of and the recipes for success.
3.1 Advantages and disadvantages compared with a proprietary project
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There are two main advantages.
Open source software reduces costs and risks. Indeed, a company that relies on open-source software for its development significantly reduces its costs. It takes an existing version and adapts it to its needs, adding functionalities if necessary (or assembling existing software). This is the case, for example, with EDF, which has released its Code_Aster structural mechanics numerical simulation software, or Aerospatiale...
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Bibliography
Éditions TI Dans les Techniques de l'Ingénieur Base documentaire Technologies logicielles. System architectures
Regulations
Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 22, 2001 on the harmonization of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, known as "EUCD" (OJ L. 167 of June 22, 2001, pp. 10-19).
Law no. 2006-961 of August 1 2006 on copyright and related rights in the information society, known as the "DADVSI law" (JO no. 178...
Websites
Open source : http://www.linux-france.org/article/these/the_osd/fr-the_open_source_definition_monoblock.html
Comparing GPLv2 and GPLv3 : http://groklaw.net/articlebasic.php?story≥20060118155841115
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