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<?> why free software and open source?

·         http://www.slideshare.net/ValaAfshar/10-reasons-to-use-ope-source-opensourcesdn-v4

<”> Free Software Foundation’s four essential freedoms

·         http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html

·         http://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software

<!> growth of free software and open source

·         http://www.ifross.org/en/what-difference-between-gplv2-and-gplv3

·         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License

·         D. Riehle. 2008 “The Total Growth of Open Source”, Proceedings of the Fourth Conference on Open Source Systems

·         http://dirkriehle.com/2008/03/14/the-total-growth-of-open-source/

·         data for 2007-2013 extrapolated.

·         https://www.blackducksoftware.com/future-of-open-source

·         http://www.linuxfoundation.org/news-media/announcements/2013/03/global-enterprises-increase-linux-adoption-critical-growth-areas

·         http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/linux-foundation/linux-adoption-trends-end-user-report-2013

·         http://osdelivers.blackducksoftware.com/category/community/future-of-open-source/

<$> business investment

·         IBM just announced it will make a $1 billion investment to promote the development of Linux, a leading operating system for cloud and big data deployments in data centers.
·         http://venturebeat.com/2013/09/17/ibm-to-invest-1b-in-linux-open-source-technologies/

·         Walmart, the mega retailer, has spent more than $2 million on the Hapi project, which is a “rich framework for building applications and services” that “enables developers to focus on writing reusable application logic instead of spending time building infrastructure” according to its website.
·         http://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/open-source-investment-realizes-sizable-results-01167375

·         HP says that over $1 billion will be invested within the Helion portfolio over the next two years, and the move to release OpenStack-based free software will join HP to the ranks of Red Hat and Oracle, which already offer OpenStack-based cloud hosting.
·         http://www.zdnet.com/article/hp-to-invest-1bn-in-open-source-cloud-computing-launches-helion-portfolio/

·         http://www.pcworld.com/article/2032306/linux-use-in-enterprises-jumps-again-survey.html

·         http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications/linux-foundation/linux-adoption-trends-end-user-report-2013

·         Gartner: Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software, 2014
Open-source technologies are now embedded in almost all commercial software: By 2015, open-source technology will be included in at least 85% of all commercial software packages and 95% in mission-critical IT portfolios.

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