EU study says open source could increase competitiveness
Increased use of free and open source software in Europe could increase the region's competitiveness with the US, according to a European Commission study. The FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) survey was financed by the European Commission's Information Society Technologies program and has found that open source provides Europe with an opportunity to improve itself.
"Given Europe's historically lower ability to create new software businesses compared to the US, due to restricted venture capital and risk tolerance, the high share of European FLOSS developers provides a unique opportunity to create new software businesses and reach towards the Lisbon goals of making Europe the most competitive knowledge economy by 2010," states the report.
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