Does Open Source Need Quality Standards?

underpar writes "This Techworld.com article reports that a UK group called the Open Source Consortium is being officially launched today. The article further states that the goal of the group is to respond to claims that switching to open source is more expensive than using Microsoft products and to help smaller companies compete with Sun and IBM for open source contracts. They say they will not compete with other open source groups and they intend to eventually come to the US. The hype-filled about us section of their site says their Quality Standard Certification provides a "simple framework for self-assessment and performance improvement." The question of whether this is useful or even wanted in the US still remains to be answered."

US needs it

[Anonymous Coward]

A simple framework for self-assessment would do wonders for the current and future administration.

About Us page

[miltimj]

I like the dedication to quality evidenced in their About Us page:

We are a not-for-profit organisation which guarantees the the quality of open source deployments in the public sector (emphasis mine)

Six Sigma to the resuce!!!!!!

[HarveyBirdman]

If you have not had Six Sigma training, you might be baffled about what it is.

If you have had Six Sigma traning, then you are definitely baffled about what it is.

Re:I think they do...

[ctr2sprt]

Is that where they test Linux by throwing it in the ocean? Much like testing Windows by defenestrating it?

Envy

[EmbeddedJanitor]

This is indeed Geek News, but please keep it to yourself. The other 90% of geeks that have yet to be laid will get jealous and mark you offtopic out of spite.

Re:About Us page

[SirTwitchALot]

perhaps they just meant the quality of the word "the" in open source software?

From the aforementioned hype filled section:

[Dammital]

"We are a not-for-profit organisation which guarantees the the (sic) quality of open source deployments..."

Sure am glad they're watching out for quality.

Re:In other news...

[Anonymous Coward]

Is the pope Catholic?

A quick Google search [google.com] shows that some people think not!

Re:About Us page

[tomhudson]

... which is really funny when you can just click the link at the bottom of the page wehre they claim to be valid :-)