In the last several years, governments — and particularly those in Europe — have been snapping up Open Source alternatives like little old ladies at Loehmann's. The push towards Open continued this week as the Dutch police ditched Windows for the rosy cap.
The latest results from the Actuate 2009 Open Source Survey are about to go public, and while it comes as little surprise that European companies lead the world in terms of open source software deployment, the fact that China is poised to overtake the Europeans on this field may cause some double-takes.
If I needed a clear sign that commercial open source is alive and well, reading Roberto Galoppini's remarks on the five Open Innovation Awards winners provided that and more.