A survey of European OSS research projects
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| The EU has for a long time supported research on open source software, first
| with the creation of the European Working Group on Libre Software, by
| sponsoring studies and research and through various EU branches, like IDABC
| (the Interoperable Delivery of European eGovernment Services to public
| Administrations, Businesses and Citizens).
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http://robertogaloppini.net/2008/02/08/a-survey-of-european-oss-research-projects/
Europe tries to make open source its own
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| I would argue that right now Europe is doing a lot more for open source than
| the U.S. Their continuing resistance to software patents, their enforcement
| of antitrust sanctions against Microsoft, these provide a legal framework for
| open source which will exist no matter what Americans do.
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| The only weakness I see, if it exists at all, is a reluctance on the part of
| some to embrace the entrepreneurial opportunity which open source provides.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1994
Related:
EU: EU publishes public license in 22 languages, considers upgrade
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| "For Europe's public administrators promoting Open Source, the EUPL makes
| convincing their bosses a little easier," said Karel de Vriendt, who heads
| the IDABC unit that started development of the EUPL in 2006. According to De
| Vriendt Open Source offers a major method for collaboration, improves quality
| of applications and helps to reduce costs.
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http://ec.europa.eu/idabc/en/document/7340/469
Economic impact of open source software on innovation and the competitiveness
in the EU
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| The existing base of quality free (FLOSS) applications with reasonable
| quality control and distribution would cost firms almost Euro 12 billion to
| reproduce internally. This code base has been doubling every 18-24 months
| over the past eight years, and this growth is projected to continue for
| several more years.
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http://www.techworld.com/whitepapers/index.cfm?whitepaperId=5711&pagtype=samecatsamechan
European spend on open source software hits 22bn Euros
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| Rishab Ghosh, a senior researcher at the UN University in Maastricht,
| will tell the Open Ireland conference in Dublin that the spend in the
| US on free/libre or open source software (FLOSS) stands at 36bn
| Euros and accounts for 20pc of software spend in the US.
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http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single7850
Source of the revolution
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| According to Ghosh, the notional value of Europe's investment in
| free/libre or open source software (FLOSS) today is Euro 22bn,
| representing 20.5pc of the region's total software investment.
| Spending on OSS stands at e36bn and accounts for 20pc of software
| expenditure in the US.
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http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single8105
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