This Workpackage has the intention of producing a report detailing both the current status of F/OSS adoption in European countries, and the barriers that such future adoption might face.
This Workpackage has the intention of producing a report detailing both the current status of F/OSS adoption in European countries, and the barriers that such future adoption might face.
The main goal is to give a clear picture of the current status (usage, implementation, adoption, penetration, government policies, etc.) of F/OSS related to following topics:
The technical barriers that hinder F/OSS usage in a larger scale
Infrastructural weaknesses in some European countries
Usability and accessibility
Operating system specific technical problems
Social barriers that hinder F/OSS usage in a larger scale
Educational weakness
Cultural readiness
Political and financial problems
Market problems (existing monopolies of any sort)
Current and future trends and opportunities
The main deliverable of the WP is a report entitled ‘F/OSS Study.’.