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Surprise! Open source is growing fast, report concludes

Enterprise Linux Log  Wed, 07/23/2008 - 15:17

This probably comes as no surprise to faithful Enterprise Linux Log readers, but the use of open source software grew at a whopping 55% a year.

No kidding. That figure is courtesy of a study by well-known Linux author and consultant Bernard Golden, CEO of San Carlos, Calif.-based Navica Inc. for O’Reilly Media and released this week during the ongoing OSCON convention in Portland, Ore.