A new IDC study says stand-alone open source software will have a market value worth US$5.8 billion in 2011.
The market reached $1.8 billion in 2006, and will grow 26 percent annually for the next four years, the firm predicted.
IDC found that the open source market is in a significant stage of growth, as previous barriers to adoption fall away. Financial backing from venture capitalists is helping boost growth, IDC said.
OSCON 2007, July 23-27, in Portland, Oregon has been a place for the open source community to gather together. OSCON tutorials coincide with Ubuntu Live–the first official event for the global Ubuntu community–for those looking to delve further into all that Ubuntu has to offer.
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