This is great. I will be conducting a speech regarding open source some time next month. This would be a good reference. I wisht hat we also have our own (PHP) version of this one.
On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 1:40 PM, Marvin T. Pascual <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A census of the Australian Open Source community and industry was > conducted late last year by Waugh Partners. > > The report has now been published. It's a good read. Not overly long, and > beautifully illustrated with graphs to aid in interpreting the data. > > Congratulations to Pia and Jeff for putting this together. And gratitude > for doing a job that really needed doing. > > Download the report here: > http://census.waughpartners.com.au/census-report-2008-r1.pdf > > Summary Points: > > |Introduction| > In our interaction with business, government, education and the Open > Source industry, we have found a sharp disconnect between the perceptions > held by the market, and the reality of Open Source in Australia. > > We knew that our country has produced some of the world's most influential > Open Source innovators and projects. We knew that clever, home-grown Open > Source companies were succeeding in local and export markets. > > But we didn't have the numbers. Until now. > > The Australian Open Source Industry & Community Report delivers those > numbers, to encourage an informed conversation about the potential for > Open Source in Australia. > > |Industry| > Our conservative projection of earnings suggests that the Open Source > industry generates $500 million in revenue each year, with over 50% of > that being directly related to Open Source. > > |Community| > The Australian Open Source community is more diverse than the > stereotypical young, single, student programmer. > > |Education & Skills| > The most valuable Open Source skills are forged outside the classroom, in > the hands-on lessons of open, collaborative development and practical, > commercial experience. The industry and community are very much aware of > this, but most of our formal educational institutions have some homework > to do. > > |Careers & Employment| > Community respondents are mostly full-time employed ICT professionals, > many of whom found Open Source work and skills through their > participation in the community... However, some are not involved in ICT at > all. > > |Innovation| > The Australian industry and community constitutes a powerhouse of > innovation and Open Source world leadership. > > |The Market| > The Australian market for Open Source is very strong in both the private > and public sectors, and rapidly growing. > > |Business Development| > Open Source solutions and innovation provide numerous business development > and export opportunities for Australia and our ICT sector, but more must > be done to harness our existing skills base and potential. > > |Opinion| > Industry and community respondents were asked, "What do you feel are the > major impediments facing increased adoption of Open Source in Australia?" > Their answers focused on market knowledge and perception, leadership of > industry and government, and Australia's relatively slow adoption of new > ICT solutions. > > FYI. > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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