[odf-discuss] ODF adoption

[marbux]

Doesn't deal directly with ODF but has obvious ramifications for its
adoption:
<http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8982719739.html>

The open-source software "phenomenon" extends far beyond Linux, and is
"gaining enormous momentum," IDC reports. Following a recent survey of over
5,000 developers in 116 countries, IDC has concluded that open-source
software represents "the most significant all-encompassing and long-term
trend that the software industry has seen since the early 1980s."

In its research, IDC found the use of open source beyond Linux to be
"pervasive," spanning nearly three-fourths of organizations and hundreds of
thousands of projects. The market research firm says it expects that open
source will ultimately "play a role in the life-cycle of every major
software category, and will fundamentally change the value proposition of
packaged software for customers."

The results of the study indicate that open-source software is currently
being used by 71 percent of developers worldwide, according to IDC.
Additionally, open-source software software is "in production" at 54 percent
of the surveyed developers' organizations. Furthermore, half the surveyed
developers said that the use of open-source in their organizations is
increasing.

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