Re: [SLUG] [ot] Size of open source support market

[Jeff Waugh <jdub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

<quote who="Richard Hayes">

> I am trying to find estimates of the size of the support market for open
> source products, ie the so called 'widget frosting' business.
>
> Can anyone suggest any good sites?

In Australia? Nothing particularly all-encompassing. You could refer to OSIA
membership, but we know that's a pretty small club compared to the number of
companies participating in the Open Source industry at large...

In the next few weeks you'll find out about a Waugh Partners project aimed
toward answering precisely this question. Keep your ears peeled. ;-)

- Jeff

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