South Africa's Open Source Drive Gains Momentum

Some major players in the South African market are throwing their weight behind the open source movement.

From Tectonic News: (read the full article here)

"One of the primary drivers towards open source software is the reduction of licensing costs. Furthermore, the move towards open source software brings Eskom in line with government's strategy to use open source software wherever possible," Lok says

The Meraka Institute takes over the Linux Professionals Institute:

"The Meraka Institute, like the Shuttleworth Foundation, is not driven by commercial interest or the desire to compete in the market," the Meraka Institute said. "Instead, the institute is committed to the task of growing free software adoption in the country." Ceza said the current expansion of free software usage has already led to an increased demand for skills development "which will become particularly urgent in light of the adoption by cabinet last month of a new free and open source software (FOSS) policy for government" - read the full story here

Western Cape Schools start OSS certification:
"Five schools in the Western Cape are beginning the development phase of the INGOTs (International Grades in Office Technology) certification. A platform independent certification" - read the full story here

And finally just take a look at the partner list on the "Joburg Centre for Software Engineering at Wits" list of partners - here

So who says there's no money in open source ??!