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European Commission endorses open source
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The European Commission has issued a ringing endorsement of open source software, producing a confidence-boost for businesses considering the deployment of Linux and other free software.
In a lengthy report into business deployments of open source software, published in full late last week, the Commission said that in “almost all cases” savings would be made by switching from proprietary to open source software.
The bold findings come in stark contrast to assertions by Microsoft that Linux savings are a myth.
The Commission’s work is based on detailed analysis of open source projects in six European Union countries.
“Our findings show that, in almost all cases, a transition towards open source [produces] savings in the long term cost of ownership,” said the report, which was authored by academics at the United Nations University in Maastricht, Netherlands.
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