ABOUT:This study aims to better understand the dynamics of open source across regions and industries. It also aims to quantify the business value of open source software by collecting detailed data on ROI across different organizational contexts. The goal is to provide empirical evidence that helps organizations make data-driven decisions about OSS engagement and enables engineers to build stronger business cases to leadership by demonstrating measurable economic impacts of both using and contributing to open source projects.
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VISIBILITY:We will summarize the survey data and findings in a report to be published on the Linux Foundation website. The dataset for this survey will be posted and made publicly available in the Linux Foundation's section of Data.World.
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