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ZDNet Asia: Open source gathers steam in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA--Open source software (OSS) adoption is growing steadily in Malaysia, where IT practitioners in the industry are optimistic its development will make greater strides in the coming years.
"On a scale of one to 10, I would give it a healthy seven," he told ZDNet Asia in an e-mail interview, as he described the state of open source adoption in the country. "Having said that, there is some way to go with regard to breaking down barriers of entry put up by proprietary vendors, or vendor lock-in. But, Malaysia has come a long way as far as OSS adoption is concerned."
According to Ditesh Kumar, OSS developer evangelist for Malaysia's Free and Open Source (FOSS) Foundation, OSS is being widely adopted across all the major verticals including public, technical, educational, financial and services sectors, and even within small and midsize enterprises (SMEs).
Ditesh cited a recent Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) World
survey of Malaysia, which stated employers in the country generally
value OSS skills, and noted that this is particularly evident during
job interviews. "This indicates a strong preference for OSS by
Malaysian companies," he said.
