Normally IT gets walloped in a recession, with new projects put on hold until the economy thaws. Take the 2001 recession, for example, which saw IT budgets that had been growing 12.9% per year shrink to a 2.8% growth. In such circumstances, enterprises have traditionally placed existing projects on life support while cutting off the air supply to new projects.
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motters
21 weeks 5 days 16 hours 59 min ago
The economy may slow but FOSS will carry on regardless
Although recession may be generally unpleasant it could be good for FOSS projects. You may have a lot of software developers sitting around waiting for the next job opportunity, with time to spend writing open source. After all, being a regular contributor to a well known FOSS project looks good on your CV.