2003:8a Free and Open Source Software - a feasibility study Appendix 1: Extensive survey This publication is available from: The Swedish Agency for Public Management Publication Service Box 2280 SE-103 17 Stockholm Phone +46 8 454 46 43 Fax +46 8 454 46 45 E-mail:
[email protected] www.statskontoret.se STATSKONTORET ISBN: 91-7220-526-1 Redners tryckeri, 2003 Content 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................... 7 1.1 FREE SOFTWARE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE................................................. 7 1.2 SHORT BACKGROUND......................................................................................... 7 1.3 CONCEPTS .......................................................................................................... 9 1.4 LICENSES ......................................................................................................... 15 1.5 DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE ................................................................. 18 2 TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING ..................................................................... 23 2.1 CURRENT SITUATION WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION....................................... 23 2.2 EUROPEAN INITIATIVES – EXAMPLES ............................................................... 26 2.3 INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES – EXAMPLES....................................................... 32 3 PRESENT SITUATION – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN SWEDEN ......................................................................................................................