Is Open Source Different In Europe Than In the US?

An anonymous reader writes "The first Europe Open Source Think Tank just concluded and Larry Augustin posted some interesting observations on open source in Europe versus the US. Essentially, he says that users in Europe care more about the open source nature of a product than do US users. US users are just trying to save a buck while European users actually care about access to the source code. Do Slashdot readers observe the same thing? Are the reasons for using open source software different in other parts of the world as well?"

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reflected in the choice of desktops

[Anonymous Coward]

It's also probably why US tends to prefer Gnome and Europe tends to prefere KDE.

Not a hard rule, just a trend observation.

Re:For shame

[Anonymous Coward]

Of course, the US and Americans are greedy money grubbing losers and indifferent to innovation and good products, its just really all about money, Yawn......., this must be why Open Sores has turned out to be a resounding dud, its America.

"the US cares about money, and Europe cares about encouraging innovation and giving people good products"

Dont you /tards get tired of the same old tired EU Good - America Bad nonsense?

    Of course you dont and somehow you think Open Sores is gonna change the fucking world, dream on. And of course in order to paint its psychophants as inteelectually and morally superior it has been framed within a socially conscious context of which it is now an endeavour engaged in by thoughtful people EU'idites versus the brutish cowboy hack money grubbing throwing innovation to the curb Americans.

      What the fuck should I work on innovating what brings no bacon, its against my survival instincts

What real innovation has open sores accomplished?
How much global commerce can be attributed to it, how many have been employed, what new and wonderful magic technological leap frogs has it brought forth?

      Or is it really just hitching a ride along the proprietary software star but only offering a fraction of functionality (no wonder its free), I mean who else but slashtards have the time or care enough to spend their spare moments of their lives making open sores work on any platform, I would rather be living real life.

    You idiots obviously dont understand commerce, its about innovation in a way you just cant grasp.

This is why open sores has not become what the socialist marxist loving coding community thought it would be, there is simply no universal appeal to market or code since when you really come down to it, it really does not pay the bills, its not rooted in real commerce just socialist one for all and all for one nonsense that ALWAYS dies on the vine as soon as enough drones realize, this just aint worth it and Ayn Rand is laughing behind your back you commie fool.

But no its Americans, thats why Open Sores is stuck in the mud, its Americans, they are greedy fat stupid lazy cowboys who just dont care

This is the /tards mantra....BLAME AMERICA FOR EVERY FUCKING THING

Probably true

[Anonymous Coward]

I believe it's true. Idiocy plagues Europe. People here have the idea they're helping Greenpeace or something when they use open source "free software" and so on.

Re:For shame

[Xtravar]

Medicare - gotta be over 65!

GET OLDER

Medicaid - heaven help me if I earn over USD 15,907 and live in NY State with wife and three kids - too much income!

MOVE

SCHIP - be careful, you might earn too much (greater than ca. 3.5 x the poverty level) and then your access would be severely cut.

STOP EARNING MONEY

Re:For shame

[oldhack]

Europeans can have such quality of life because the US has been carrying the Europe for decades, doing most of the tough and dirty works. It's not easy being a super power.

I like many things European, but I find some of the blind Euro-worship nauseating.