__/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Tuesday 15 August 2006 04:43 \__
> Open Source Impact on Software Innovation Outweighs Impact on Pricing, Says
> IDC
>
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> | The open source software phenomenon has spread far beyond Linux
> | and is gaining enormous momentum, according to an IDC study of
> | over 5,000 developers in 116 countries, representing 38 developer
> | networks. The analysts found open source software being used by 71
> | percent of the developers in the world and in production at 54 percent
> | of their organizations. Half of the global developers claim that the
> | use of open source is increasing in their organizations.
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> http://www.tekrati.com/research/News.asp?id=7614
More quotes from another source (different interpretations of the
comprehensive report).
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2162334/open-source-lauded-important
Open source heads for global domination
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| The open source software phenomenon has spread far beyond Linux and is
| gaining "enormous momentum", according to a report from IDC.
|
| [...]
|
| "The use of open source beyond Linux is pervasive, involving almost
| three-quarters of organisations and spanning hundreds of thousands of
| projects, " said Dr Anthony Picardi, senior vice president of global
| software research at IDC.
|
| "Although open source will significantly reduce the industry opportunity
| over the next 10 years, the real impact is to sustain innovations in mature
| software markets thus extending the useful life of software assets and
| saving customers money."
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