Working Title:  Integration of Open Source Technologies for Small Businesses

Executive Summary: Rahul

Introduction: Rahul

History/Background: Carl

• OSS History/development/pertinent examples
• Examples of businesses that have implemented open source (success stories)
• Information about the types of businesses that may want to implement OSS and what the possible uses could be.

Main Body:

• Pros: Brad
  • Financial Advantages
  • Security advantages
  • Customization Options
  • Stability (in terms of program stability, not having to update
    software and work with outdated file types, etc), good link for this:
    http://open-source.gbdirect.co.uk/migration/benefit.html#stability
  • Licensing Advantages
  • Reliability (pros)
  • Auditability, again, good site:http://open-source.gbdirect.co.uk/migration/benefit.html#auditability
• Cons:  Jessica
  • Lack of Formal Support
  • Lack of Road Map
  • Licensing Disadvantages
  • Reliability issues
  • Security disadvantages

Analysis:  Jessica

• Account for the pros and con's, explaining how it all "adds up"
• Perhaps take a look at the actual implementation of OSS once the company has decided to go the OSS route
  • Difficulties involved
  • effects?

Conculsion: Rahul

• Reiterate Main Points
• Recommendation to readers
• Discuss future developments (?)
• Close!

Works Cited:  Everyone

• Build this as you go for you individual portion, putting sources
  in MLA (we didn't really discuss formats...?), and including either as
  an attached file, or at the end of your file, whatever.

Email you individual section to Rahul by the end of the evening of
March 6.  He will then put it all together, adding transitions or
information where he sees fit