Open source gets European boost
Submitted by Jeroen on Thu, 18/01/2007 - 22:34.
FOSS & COTS
Here’s a very interesting report!!
Ran into this on the BBC website today, really worth a read!
The European Commission has added its voice to the debate about the use of open source software.A report funded by the Commission concludes that the software could offer considerable savings to organisations with little effect on their business.
The report found that in "almost all" cases long-term costs could be reduced by switching from proprietary software produced by firms such as Microsoft.
However, it warned that a move to open source could increase short term costs.
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