The Web Economy/18

Cost of Gaps
This is a lesson part of the module The Web Economy out of the Open Source ERP/Executive Diploma course conducted by a private university.

Topics

 * There are many gaps between the software and real user experience that requires big picture analysis.
 * Each item of change to a new experience is a cost. Change itself has a cost, such as training and conditioning the users.
 * There is also a collective cost of getting a critical mass of users to like something and use it often enough to support an eco-system.

Cost Of Software

 * A software design is very different from building a bridge. Its price cannot be fixed.
 * It also has its own anti-patterns and require strict scoping control.

Assignment Tasks

 * Research and identify the type of costs needed to use Open Source software.
 * Outline the remedy measures in real costing terms.
 * Suggest a plan to change an organisation from using proprietary software to Open Source software.

Activities

 * Publish your works in an attractive manner in your user page, stating your own views and findings providing links to your sources. Use the talk page here to score marks.
 * Create or edit sub-pages of course materials within wikiversity.
 * Discuss in the forum (link shall be provided) by offering your ideas and answering or comment on others' postings.

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Notable Links to Resources
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Sub-Pages
(Done in wikiversity as course material by the students under the guidance of the tutor)

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