In a study by OpenLogic, a software services vendor, open source components play a huge part in the development of mobile apps. According to the study, 88% of the apps available on the Android Market had at least one source component that was open source. The same study found that number to be lower in Apple’s app store, coming in at 41%.
The firm said it is important to note that while the research looked for the actual use of open source in the apps, they did not look for compliance in open source licensing. The study also found that GPL licensing was present in 8% of iOS apps, while Android apps came in at half that with 4%.
[via groundreport]
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