Canadian Federal Government Study of Open Source Opportunities, Draft Report Request for Comments

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the availability of the draft report of
the Canadian Federal government sponsored study of open source:

Open Source Business Opportunities for Canada's Information 
and Communications Technology Sector (ICT) - 
A Collaborative Fact Finding Study 

The draft report is being made available for national public review and
comment prior to preparation of the final draft (which is targeted for
mid September).

The report is available at www.e-cology.ca/canfloss/report and consists
of two files. Report.pdf contains the main body organized in five
Chapters that cover the methods and data measured in the study, and the
analysis of trends and forecasts of the future. Appendix.pdf contains a
series of appendixes with detailed information from the Study, including
questionnaire results, profiles, licenses and scenario workshop report.

If you are interested in providing comments please use the comment form
provided (Comments.rtf) referencing the relevant line numbers for
submitting your feedback. 

The report is long, so any level of comment you are able to provide will
be very much appreciated. If you have any questions please feel free to
contact us.

Cheers,


Joseph


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 | Joseph Dal Molin     | E-mail: [email protected]   |
 | President            | Web:    http://www.e-cology.ca |
 | e-cology Corporation | Phone:  1.416.232.1206         |
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