[ossig] Re: [myoss] 53% of Malaysian software is based wholly or partly onopen source

[Dinesh Nair <dinesh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/03/06 20:42 Ditesh Kumar said the following:
> About 53% of Malaysian software is based wholly or partly on open
> source, according to Wilvin Chee, IDC Asia Pacific software research
> director. 

i have doubts on this figure. what exactly does he mean by "Malaysian 
software" ? is he referring to indigenously developed software, or just the 
total body of software used by malaysians.

i seriously doubt the statistic if it refers to the latter, as empirical 
evidence doesnt support it. if it's the former, then it's a good statistic 
and strengthens the notion that open source is an engine for the 
development of the local software industry.

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