1. Why is open source so important for software development and IS professionals? How should programming students leverage resources available to improve learning, job prospects, and their credibility when job hunting?
2. Describe the impact of OSS on the IT market
3. Visit Mozilla.org. Which open source products does this organization develop? Investigate how development of these efforts is financed. How does this organization differ from the ones mentioned above?
4. In what ways can firms using SaaS products dramatically lower costs associated with their information systems?
5. What is cloud computing? What kinds of services are described by this term? What are other names for this phenomenon?
