Open Source Software
How Kerala’s Schools Saved $360 Million by Swtching to Open Source
In the world of public sector IT, a savings of a few million dollars is considered a major victory. The southern Indian state of Kerala, however, has achieved something on a completely different scale. By systematically replacing proprietary software with a custom Linux-based operating system across its government schools, the state has realized an estimated…
Read MoreThe Price of Freedom: Confronting the Sustainability Crisis in Open Source
The modern digital world, a multi-trillion dollar economy of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and global connectivity, is built upon a foundation that is paradoxically both immensely powerful and dangerously fragile. This foundation is free and open-source software (FOSS), a vast ecosystem of tools and components often maintained by a handful of volunteers. For decades, the…
Read MoreFrom Petition to Policy: How Europe’s Call for “EU-Linux” Signals a Continental Shift Away from Big Tech Dependency
In the corridors of the European Parliament, a seemingly modest petition has captured something far more significant than its 2,474 signatures might suggest. Petition 0729/2024, calling for the development and implementation of an “EU-Linux” operating system across all European Union public administrations, represents more than just another open-source advocacy effort, it embodies a growing continental…
Read MoreUnlocking Trillions: The True Value of Open Source Software
In an era where software shapes nearly every aspect of our economy, understanding the true value of Open Source Software (OSS) has never been more critical. A recent study by Harvard Business School and the University of Toronto provides groundbreaking insights into how profoundly OSS impacts the global economy, highlighting both its enormous economic footprint…
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