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[Geert Lovink <geert@xs4all.nl>]

European Commission study: FLOSS is key for ICT competitiveness
http://www.merit.unu.edu/

The European Commission has released a study about the economic impact 
of Free/Libre or Open Source Software (FLOSS) on the European ICT 
sector. It was prepared by a consortium of research institutions led by 
the Maastricht-based UNU-MERIT's Rishab Aiyer Ghosh. Looking at the 
impact of FLOSS on European competitiveness in ICTs, the study finds 
that such software is of great importance to the digital industry in 
Europe and several other parts of the world. It has already reached 
considerable market share in several fields, including web servers and 
operating systems. A large share of public and private sector 
organisations use at least some FLOSS.

pdf versie van het rapport:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ict/policy/doc/2006-11-20-flossimpact.pdf

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