公开资源软件销售企业分析：2008年OSS销售企业调查结果

Abstract

This IDC study reports the results of IDC' s 2008 Open Source Software Vendor Survey, which covered the experience of vendors selling open source software (OSS) in 2007. "It is still quite early in the evolution of commercial open source software," says Matt Lawton, director of Open Source Software Business Strategies. "This study reveals some trends in how vendors are generating revenue from open source software." Readers should use these survey results to educate themselves about the business characteristics of open source software vendors today, and inform their decisions about the implications of implementing a strategy that includes revenue from open source software in their businesses.

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
• Situation Overview
  • Demographics
  • Figure: Respondents by Company Size
  • Figure: Respondents by Revenue, 2007
  • Figure: Respondent' s by Head Office Location
  • Revenue Model
  • Figure: Average Distribution of Company Revenue by Revenue Type
  • Figure: Average Distribution of Software Product Revenue by Open Source and Proprietary Software
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Contract Type
  • Table: Number of Respondents by Contract Type
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Indirect and Direct Sales
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by OSS Package
  • Customer Focus
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Region
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Vertical Sector
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Customer Company Size
  • Technology Focus
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue by Type of System
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue from Top Package by Operating System Platform
  • Top Package Characteristics
  • Figure: Average Distribution of OSS Revenue from Top Package by License Type
  • Figure: Top Package Source Code Copyright Holders
  • Table: Estimated Number of Developers That Submit Code to the Top Package
  • Table: Estimated Number of Top Package Downloads, 2007
  • Table: Estimated Number of Community Members for the Top Package
  • Table: Knowledge of and Importance of the Top Package Community (%)
• Future Outlook
• Figure: Growth of OSS Revenue, 2007 and 2008
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Synopsis