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.’.