Digital Copyright Canada: Economic impact of open source software in the EU

[ Thanks to Johan Heinstedt for this link. ]

" While there are many interesting things that can be seen from the Executive Summary alone, one paragraph stood out from past conversations with policy makers and educators who had misconceptions about FLOSS.

" Proprietary packaged software firms account for well below 10% of employment of software developers in the U.S., and "IT user" first account for over 70% of software developers employed with a similar salary (and thus skill) level. "

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