Vietnam Chooses Open Source to Offset Piracy
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| A ministry official refused to comment on whether the move was made as a
| means of reducing software infringement in Vietnam or stimulating demand for
| research.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Vietnam-Chooses-Open-Source-to-Offset-Piracy-60971.html
Broader selection and cheaper
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| Elsewhere, too, Microsoft's hegemony is encountering increased competition.
| This month, for example, Holland announced that all government offices and
| authorities in the country will switch to open source programs by next April.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/939223.html
Technology wish list 2008
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| A surge for open source
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| There's good reason to hope that next year is a watershed in open source
| software, a period when computer users learn that there are realistic
| alternatives to fee-based software. Open source products such as
| OpenOffice.org (www.openoffice.org) have proven that free software can be not
| only as powerful as the big-name products from Microsoft, Corel, and others,
| but they can be entirely compatible with those products as well. Today, a
| computer user can outfit a machine with virtually any productivity
| application at no cost whatsoever. Open source can put the power of computing
| in more hands than ever before.
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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2007/12/29/2003394810
Seems like an American article, but in Taiwan.
Related:
FOSS in Dutch government
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| There will be an office where people can complain if they cannot communicate
| with the government using open standards. So non-compliance of government
| agencies will be measured.
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http://www.kdedevelopers.org/node/3142
Dutch government threatens to sideline Microsoft
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| Proposed legislation that would mandate the use of the Open Document Format
| (ODF) across the entire Dutch government has infuriated Microsoft.
|
| [...]
|
| Microsoft Netherlands has engaged in fierce lobbying in an attempt to derail
| the plan. The company argues that the current definition is too narrow,
| specifically by mandating ODF rather than open standards in general
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http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/12/10/dutch/index.phpon-linux
Russian Linux (ALTLinux) to be installed in every school in Russia
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| Russian OS is to be installed on every school computer in Russia by 2009.
| Furthermore, every pupil will get the opportunity to operate the applied
| software produced in Russia, Leonid Reiman, acting Minister of Communication
| stated at a press conference. According to Mr. Reiman, that might
| significantly reduce Russian dependence on foreign software.
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http://eng.cnews.ru/news/top/indexEn.shtml?2007%2F09%2F14%2F266177
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