OBOOE Makes a Noise about Open Source
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| One of the reason that open source has yet to make a huge impact on business
| in Europe is that there are relatively few ways that it can make its voice
| heard. The newly-formed Open Business Organisation of Europe (OBOOE) aims to
| change that...
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=360&blogid=14
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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 e22bn,
| 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
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
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