01086nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245004300055210004000098260004200138520073100180100001700911856003600928       2008                        eng d  a1913-610200aEditorial: Communications (April 2008)0 aEditorial Communications April 2008  aOttawabTalent First Networkc04/20083 aTwo reports issued this week provide very different numbers regarding the adoption of open source. IDC proclaims that "the economic slowdown in the United States may actually boost demand for open source services. If organizations adopt more open source software as part of a strategy to reduce software costs, the demand for related services should increase". The US-based survey reports that "almost 60% of the survey respondents said their company's spending on open source increased in 2007". This is in stark contrast to Statistics Canada's findings that "17% of private sector firms reported using open source software" and "3% of private firms and 13% of public organizations reported customizing open source software".1 aLavigne, Dru  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/134