{"id":5460,"date":"2015-06-19T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T15:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2015-05-12T07:19:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T15:19:35","slug":"open-source-default-base-for-software-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/open-source-default-base-for-software-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Source: Default Base for Software Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For nine years the\u00a0<a title=\"Black Duck Open Source Software Survey\" href=\"http:\/\/www.northbridge.com\/2015FOOSSurveyResultsRelease\">Black Duck and North Bridge Open Source Software<\/a> survey has reviewed usage statistics of open source software across organizations. \u00a0In early years the survey results were eye-opening and surprising. \u00a0A decade ago few thought that open source would become as widely accepted and used as it is today.<\/p>\n<p>The open source survey results today are now almost to be expected. \u00a0Open source has gained wide recognition and acceptance. \u00a0To not use open source today is to put yourself and your business at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Paul Santinelli bio\" href=\"http:\/\/www.northbridge.com\/team\/paul-santinelli\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Santinelli<\/a>, general partner at North Bridge, said that &#8220;open source has solidified its position as the default base for software development. \u00a0It is infiltrating almost every facet of the modern enterprise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Results of the survey include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>78 percent of companies are using open source software in some way<\/li>\n<li>66 percent of companies say that when they&#8217;re looking for software that they consider open source first<\/li>\n<li>55 percent say that the open source products provide more secure solutions<\/li>\n<li>64 percent of companies participate in open source projects<\/li>\n<li>88 percent of companies using open source say that they 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