1. Open Source Software in Statistics
by Leonhard Maqua

2. A CIRCA Group on OSS Interest group “OSS and Statistics”
Can be found under
Read access is free - all information is public
Contributions are welcome, contributors are asked to subscribe t the group
Discussion forum (Newsgroup) open to all registered CIRCA users.

3. The Content of the IG

4. Issues of Open Source Technical Issues: Organisational issues:
Reusability and quality of code
Documentation
Multilingualism
Organisational issues:
Creation of a user and developer community
Communication within the community (Sourceforge)
Legal issues:
Get authorisation to publish code under OSS
Choose a good license

5. Questions for a round-table
What is your personal view point towards OSS?
What is the official policy of your institute and your government on OSS?
Which software could your institute contribute?
In which communities would your institute co-operate in further development?

6. The next Step: ITDG Informal discussion at the CoRD
Formal discussion in the ITDG
OSS forms a part of X-DIS - Eurostat’s project proposal for the IDABC programme, as a measure to guarantee sustainability.