�Open source requires a fundamentally different operating model in order for IT organizations to succeed. Succeeding with Open Source is the first how-to book about selecting open source software based on a product�s characteristics such as quality, support, and longevity. Open source software is here to stay. Golden provides an essential tool for evaluating its usefulness/readiness for the corporation.� � Martin Fink , Vice-President�Linux, Hewlett-Packard, and author of The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source �Open source software is transforming the way companies acquire and manage software at every level, from operating systems to applications. Today, IT managers who don�t evaluate open source alternatives to proprietary software are doing their companies a profound disservice. If you are involved in any aspect of software acquisition and you aren�t intimately familiar with how open source systems are created, documented, and supported, you need this book. It provides you with a new framework for assessing the maturity of open source solutions, walks you through every step of the evaluation process, and provides vital insights into the risks and benefits of making the open source decision.� � David A. Taylor, Ph.D., author of Object Technology: A Manager�s Guide and Supply Chains: A Manager�s Guide �Novell, its customers, and its partners have been waiting for something like this: a quantitative and qualitative way to assess the strength of open source projects we hope to support or build into our products. Golden provides a clear, concise methodology for determining whether an open source project is enterprise-ready and what it would take to make it so.� � Chris Stone, Vice Chairman, Novell �Open source software addresses many of the needs of IT organizations. While more and more organizations are using open source software, few understand how to evaluate it in the absence of a parent organization. Golden provides an effective mechanism to quickly evaluate open source software based on standard software measures�such as quality, support, and documentation�and to share those evaluations with other organizations. Using Golden�s model, IT organizations can efficiently compare proprietary solutions to open source software solutions.� � Stormy Peters, Open Source Program Office, Hewlett-Packard Company �This book contains some of the most valuable, practical advice I have seen on how to transform the use of open source software f...