Keeping track of all this IT crap

[Greg Rundlett]

On Jan 31, 2008 9:10 PM, Greg Rundlett <greg.rundlett at gmail.com> wrote:


> Hi Ben,
>
> Directly answering your question, I found this site that lists

Sorry, I forgot to include the link.
http://www.openden.com/modules/weblinks/viewcat.php?cid=31&sortid=0

Also, there is this thread on slashdot
http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/20/0214256

> projects that do what you're asking (asset tracking with FOSS).  The
> first one on the list (IRM  http://irm.stackworks.net/) looks
> promising although I don't have first hand experience with it.
>
> On the software inventory side, and specifically in terms of
> inventorying the penetration of FOSS in the enterprise, I just found
> this interesting project by HP called FOSSology.  You'll have to see
> the website and watch the few short videos to get a quick intro.  The
> related links page is also high quality for this subject
> http://fossology.org/docs/links_-_related_projects.  If anyone wants a
> quantitative and qualitative view of just how much their company
> relies on free software, this tool may be the best bet.  I can imagine
> that consultants would use this tool to do an analysis for clients in
> a number of areas.
>