"Open source gets European boost" <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6270657.stm> Aside from the beeb's slightly muddled description of OSS, it appears an EC report has concluded in almost all cases long term costs for businesses would be reduced by switching from proprietary software. I've yet to attempt to plough through the actual report though: <http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/ict/policy/doc/2006-11-20-flossimpact.pdf> -- imalone
