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Executive Summary
To be produced when the final OSS report is finished.
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. INTRODUCTION
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C
ONTEXT
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P
URPOSE
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S
COPE
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INDUSTRY, OR MODEL ?)
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2.1. S
HORT
REMINDER
ON
OSS
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2.2. T
YPE
OF
ACTORS
IN
OSS
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2.3. O
PEN
S
OURCE
S
OFTWARE
CANNOT
BE
100 %
FREE
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2.4. E
UROPE
OSS
STRUCTURAL
IMBALANCE
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2.5. B
UT
THERE
IS
ALSO
A
E
UROPE
/ US
INTERDEPENDENCY
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3. AN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE STRATEGY FOR EUROPE:
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I
SSUES
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3.1.1. Lack of ‘market confidence’
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T
RENDS
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3.1.3. Growth of the mixed model
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3.1.4. Growth of the mixed model but still uncertain future
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3.1.5. Company funded OSS support is gaining momentum
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3.1.6. The “mixed model” is also true for OSS users
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3.1.7. OSS contributes to Software Commoditisation
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3.1.8. Mixed model is moving from “infrastructure” to “application” layers
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B
ARRIERS
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3.1.10. Need for OSS European Digital Entrepreneurship
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3.1.11. OSS European space fragmentation
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3.1.12. “Technical” barriers
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3.1.13. OSS is not part of high education
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3.1.15. Fear of openness obligations and limitation of committed resources
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3.1.16. Fair procurement
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3.1.18. IPR related issues
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B
ENEFITS
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3.1.2. European software companies often get acquired by larger US-based
companies
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3.1.9. OSS accelerates dissemination of de jure standards
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3.1.19. Other barriers common for all software proprietary or OSS
3.1.20. OSS is a growth opportunity for the European ICT sector
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3.1.21. Maturity of IT ecosystem
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3.1.22. Growth of skilled labour pool
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3.1.23. Understanding integration costs
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A
CTIONS
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3.1.25. European Digital Independence
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3.1.26. Licensing and IPR
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3.1.27. Interoperability and standards
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3.1.28. Commission’s own involvement
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3.1.29. Procurement policy review
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3.1.30. Mandating Open Source
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3.1.31. Promote OSS consortia
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3.1.32. A European OSS ‘Forge’
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3.1.33. A European OSS Testbed
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3.1.34. Tax reduction similar to research foundations
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3.1.35. Encourage OSS education
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3.1.36. OSS delivery as a service(OSSaaS)
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3.1.37. Other actions common for all software proprietary or OSS
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3.1.24. Standards increase interoperability
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