Andrew Aitken of the Olliance Group looks at some differences of how FOSS is viewed in Europe and North America: 'Europeans and North Americans come at the commerce of FOSS differently, Europeans want to make a business from free software while not loosing its fundamental ethos while North Americans want to maximize the business exploitation of open source software and keep its nature, if it benefits them. This divide was clearly on display in conversations with the smaller European editors and SIs, while the larger SIs and public sector end users shared some of this perspective.'
"Open Source and The Geographic Divide – Europe and North America
Open Source and The Geographic Divide – Europe and North America: "
