Open source geeks asked to 'stand up and be counted'
Australians working with open source software are urged to participate in an online census launched this week to discover the capabilities of the local industry.
Organiser Jeff Waugh told ZDNet Australia that the Australian Open Source Industry & Community Census 2007 aims to gain a full understanding of the Australian open source industry -- "including which companies are selling, supporting or servicing open source solutions in Australia, which Australian citizens are contributing to the open source movement, even which ex-pats are working on open source projects overseas."
The census is being conducted by open source consultancy Waugh Partners and is sponsored by government-funded organisation National ICT Australia, as well as vendors IBM and Fujitsu. It also has the support of local advocacy bodies for Linux developers, Linux Australia, and the open source industry in the form of the Open Source Industry Association.
Waugh said the census will help overcome the common complaint among IT end users that they would use open source solutions if they knew where to go for support.
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