Reuters is unquestionably part of the mainstream media and they’ve reported on the enterprise trend towards free software as well as free programming languages as businesses are forced by recessionary times to look for alternatives to costly and inefficient proprietary solutions. It is a little strange that they describe free software as a “new technology,” but at least they are publicizing the business advantages of adopting open source strategies. This topic was a major theme at this week’s Open Source Business Conference where long-time free software advocate Matt Asay is becoming known for having declared that, per his conversations with executives, “Open source is now the less-risky investment. This is new reality No. 1.” OStatic has provided a summary of other relevant take-aways from this year’s OSBC.

Meanwhile, free software continues to spread like wildfire across Latin America, positioning the region as a viable, nearby source of experienced free software programmers and sysadmins who can help companies achieve this transition.