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According to the Github 2020 report, the UK has been in the top 5 for open source usage outside the US with > 28.6% YoY growth. The total of open source files changed on Github by UK based contributors in 2020 exceed the 80 millions developers with an amazing +33% growth. Open source solutions come for free if any individual or even company want to use them. There are no licencing fees and no support/operational fees for the developers. The power of the crowd that delivers ideas, code, projects and also operates and troubleshoots when it is required.