NZ & AU throw doubt on local open source adoption figures
New Zealand and Australia are lagging behind Europe and North America in the adoption of open source software (OSS), according to a report from research firm Forrester. However, local OSS experts believe Forrester’s figures understate the true picture.
Analyst Sam Higgins says the low adoption rate — one-third the rate of North America — is because OSS is caught between two worlds. He says customers have been conditioned to buy software from vendors and their approved partners.
“It comes down to confusion born from being drip-fed that model for so long and the networked world of open source. That’s not helped by vendors that shrink-wrap open source software, it just keeps people addicted to the model that takes away all the risk,” he says.
The report shows that 50% of organisations using OSS are paying for support and cites that as one of the main challenges for implementation.
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