The CENATIC Foundation's OSS report

The CENATIC Foundation, a public foundation based in Spain, has announced the release of a report on "the international status of open source software 2010." The report is a 150-page PDF file looking at open source use across the planet. "The result of this analysis is the identification of the factors that account for the differences in maturity and penetration of open source software in the different geographical regions. Among these factors, we must highlight the key role of Public Administrations in promoting open source software, both by developing policies to promote and encourage its use and by becoming a key user of this software, as happens in those European countries most advanced in the use and development of free technologies. Other factors that explain the different maturity levels among countries are the level of education and the access their citizens have to the information society. In this regard, as a result of its high level of technical training, India shows a high level of open source software development, despite the limited access the general population has to the information society."

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