Gerakan IGOS (Indonesia Go Open Source) yang dicetustkan oleh 5
Departemen/Institusi Pemerintahan pada tahun 2004 belum pernah mencapai
puncak kejayaannya, sebab sepertinya para Penggagasnya kehabisan bensin atau
semangat kerja. Kecilnya anggaran yang dialokasikan membuat makin lemahnya
semangat para pelaksana Gerakan IGOS-I. Gerakan ini mengalami pasang-surut
kecil, layaknya riak gelombang laut di pantai Ancol Jakarta, tidak sampai
membuat banjir besar di Ibukota Jakarta oleh pasangnya Gerakan IGOS-I.
Syukur Alhamdulilah, angin segar telah dihembuskan oleh Pemerintah sekitar 2
bulan yang lalu melalui berita e-mail dari Bapak MenRISTEK Kusmayanto
Kadiman, bahwa Pemerintah kembali bersemangat untuk menghidupkan kembali
gerakan ini dengan akan digelarnya acara IGOS Summit-II pada tanggal 6-7 Mei
2008. Akankah gerakan IGOS-II ini mengalami nasib serupa dengan IGOS-I, bak
riak-riak kecil dipantai Ancol? Hanya waktu yang akan bisa membuktikannya!
Berita yang sedikit sensasional dibawah ini kami sampaikan agar dapat
mengobarkan semangat IGOS-II bak kobaran api perjuangan "Bandung Lautan Api"
atau teriakan "Allahu Akbar!" dari Bung Tomo dalam mengobarkan Semangat Para
Pejuang 1945 di Surabaya dalam melawan Pasukan Sekutu tanggal 10 Nopember
1945.
Sebuah laporan yang kontroversial dari The Standish Group International
dengan judul: Open Source costs Proper Software Companies US$60 Billion a
Year telah membuat kehebohan di Dunia Software Proprietary, Ringkasan
laporan tersebut kami lampirkan dibawah ini sebagai referensi.
Banyak yang menyarankan bahwa judul Laporan tersebut seharusnya seperti
judul tulisan ini, yaitu:
Open Source Menghemat Bisnis (Customers) US$60 Milyar per Tahun.
Bagaimana bisa terjadi penghematan sebesar itu? Ini adalah karena banyak
Perusahaan yang biasanya menggunakan Software Proprietary telah memutuskan
untuk menggunakan Software-software Open Source dengan biaya yang jauh lebih
murah, namun dengan performance dan features yang tidak kalah canggihnya.
Cara perhitungan penghematan bagi Pengguna atau kerugian bagi Vendor
Proprietary adalah mirip dengan cara menhitung kerugian Vendor Proprietary
karena pengunaan Software Bajakan, dengan asumsi semua software di tiap PC
yang tidak memakai Software Proprietary adalah memakai Software Bajakan.
Menarik sekali tanggapan dari para Pembaca Laporan ini di Luar Negeri, yang
dapat Anda lihat pada lampiran tulisan ini.
Artikel ini kami buat agar kita semua dapat meningkatkan wawasan kita
tentang berbagai perkembangan di Dunia Software, kompetisi antara Kelompok
Software Proprietary vs Kelompok Software Open Source, serta bagaiman di
semua negara terjadi Pembajakan Software Proprietary yang secara umum
proporsional secara terbalik dengan Daya Beli masyarakat di masing-masing
negara.
Semoga informasi ini bermanfaat bagi para Pembuat Kebijakan di Indonesia.
Wassalam,
S Roestam
Artikel Lengkap ada di http://duniatelematika.blogspot.com/
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Open source costs proper software companies $60 billion a year
The sauce of some people
By Sylvie Barak: Monday, 21 April 2008, 10:32 AM
A VERY DUBIOUS NEW report claims that Open Source software is raising havoc
throughout the software market and calls it the ultimate in disruptive
technology.
The Standish Group International, who pompously call itself the leader in
spotting future trends, and also claims to be the bearer of reliable IT
advice built on a solid foundation of primary research has published a
report that suggests the outfit is more like a bunch of corporate payrolled
blue pinstripe suits.
The study claims that Open Source is causing a real loss of $60 billion
in annual revenues to software companies on a yearly basis, as if to say
that the thieving saucers snatched the money straight from the wallets of
firms like Oracle, Apple, Adobe and the Vole. But to paraphrase in slightly
more accurate terms than the Standish Groups chairman, Jim Johnson, what
the report actually points out is that: open source is so popular, that
fewer people are buying its expensive and often mediocre software
counterparts, making the corporate giants lose out on a tasty $60 billion a
year slice of the market. Shame. Pass the tissues, sniff.
Dubbing itself Trends in Open Source, the report outlines details of what
the group reckons are the top 10 drivers that are influencing decisions on
how IT is adopting open source technology. The fact that users dont want to
buy rubbish, expensive software when they can get rather good freebies, is
not exactly top of the Standish Groups list. Instead, the shocking use of
open source by commercial and government organisations is mentioned as a
driving factor by none other than former President of Oracle OnDemand,
Timothy Chou.
We would have told you more about the thoughtful, objective and extremely
useful study, but we couldnt be bothered to shell out the $1,000 per copy
that Standish wants for it. Personally, we find that a bit greedy after all
the money they were probably paid by the Vole and its mates to write the
report in the first place.
Well just wait for the Open Source version, if thats OK.
Beberapa tanggapan yang menarik dari Pembaca di Luar Negeri:
perspective
Who is losing $60 billion a year is a matter of perspective.
If I were a software vendor, I would of course argue that Open source is
cost me 60 billion a year , if I where a consumer , I might also argue that
software vendors are costing me 60billion a year too much !!
posted by : pfromg, 23 January 2008
Big Savings with open source
Big Savings with open source
I think more appropriatly the message is that consumers and companys are
saving 60 Billion a year with Open Source. :-)
posted by : Don Juan, 23 January 2008
1/2 full, 1/2 empty
a real loss of $60 billion in annual revenues to software companies
doesnt that really mean:
a real savings of $60 billion in annual expenditures by software users.
Not to mention money not spent by open source producers on products from
Standish Group International.
Proposed Standish Group motto:
First we take GCC, then we take G++.
posted by : hoohoo, 21 April 2008
Surely they mean
Surely they mean
Saves $60 billion a year.
Always amazes me how the captains of industry hate it when someone achieves
the efficient economy they all claim to be seeking.
posted by : Tom, 23 January 2008
Its fud
Its fud
Where something is essentially free, many people will opt for it where they
wouldnt have otherwise shelled out for something at all.. and actually few
people with money and the intent to spend it will be swayed away from a
purchase by a freebie of pretty much the same thing.
The millions of linux installations around, are NOT potential lost sales.
I once worked this effect out once, and came to a rule of thumb of 10-20x
exaggeration wherever someone claims there hard-earned money is being denied
them by someone else handing out free stuff.
I have about 4 different linux distros on my different machines, have
microvole or applerot lost four sales? If linux wasnt available, I wouldnt
have purchased 4 licences just to muck about (Yaaarrr would have pirated
instead). Simple. Fact is, open source is enabling in so many ways, its
probably generated more wealth than it has stolen from the Big Bloatware
industry.
posted by : fudbuster, 21 April 2008
victory
victory
sometimes theres nothing better than a biased report on a biased report.
Turns out two wrongs do make a right. Whether or not the figures are
accurate (unlikely), the article suggests that the open sauce (haha)
community is having a noticable impact on the all too long running software
monopolies. imo that light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter and
brighter
posted by : zephod, 21 April 2008
paid by vole?
paid by vole?
Im not entirely sure the report is paid by Vole, Apple, etc etc.
Rather, I think it uses outlandish abstract to attract buyers to pay $1000
for the entire report.
Some of todays CxOs are so gullible, they are willing to pay any amount
for authoritative research reports.
Oops, was that out loud?
posted by : sharku, 21 April 2008
Saves companies
Saves companies
Open Source saves proper software companies $60 billion a year.
Whats with you guys? So, the commercial side is loosing the edge on the
competition. Or is it that software develops the same way whether it is free
or commercial? Meaning, if software ends up the same or just as capable why
would you not acknowledge that the end result is a savings to business and
thus to consumers?
Business would rather spend more of that money on R&D, on expansion, on
better wages for employees (LoL at that one). But the fact remains that the
money is still somewhere. It isnt like the money disappeared for no good
reason. The money is still there. They can still choose to spend that money
on something else.
In the end, Open Source will win over closed proprietary software. Why?
Because development of packages ends in the same way. The question is just
in how you get to that same end place.
I say this is wonderful news and that companies that dont understand the
same about the desktop OS are going to be living in a terrible time when
that time comes.
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