Open-source software seen gaining in Europe

[Tom Johnson]

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Per this morning's FRIAM conversation comes this news today....

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Open-source software seen gaining in Europe
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Open-source software is gaining ground in Europe, with users attracted
by lower costs and accessibility, according to a recent study.

The study of 12 European countries conducted by the Maastricht Economic
Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) in the
Netherlands found that nearly 49 per cent of local government
authorities are using Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS) and those
using it would like to increase its use. The survey netted 955
respondents in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.

Around 70 per cent of FLOSS users wanted to increase its use, said
program leader Rishab Aiyer Ghosh. But the survey also found that some
29 per cent of respondents who said they did not use FLOSS did in fact
 use open source software such as GNU/Linux, MySQL, or Apache. The
average number of computers serviced by an IT administrator was 66, 13
more than administrators who were not using open-source software, Ghosh
said. The statistic implies that fewer administrators are needed for
open-source software, he said. See also: http://www.flosspols.org

InfoWorld / IDG - October 20, 2005
http://unu-merit.nl/ictweekly/ref.php?nid=2362


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