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Vietnam: 100 percent open source by 2010?

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  • 08-01-2009 8:46pm
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    PogMoThoin
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    To get to that 100 percent goal, Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications has mandated that open-source software products such as the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, as well as Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail software and Firefox Web browser, be installed on all government machines, starting with IT departments, by June 30.

    Open source is not new to Vietnam, which has been promoting open-source adoption since at least 2004, as Network World reports, within its universities in an effort to develop its local software economy.

    This thinking is consistent with advice I've given before in Russia: the best way to develop a local software economy is to keep the software local, rather than shipping rubles (or dong, in Vietnamese currency) back to the United States.

    From here

    Any chance of that heppening here? :D


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    onemorechance
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    What? Save money? Get something for free? Irish Government? :pac:


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    Grudaire
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    Let's set up a committee on the matter


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    velocirafter
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    so i guess open source IS internet communism...hahahaha!!!:D


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    An Fear Aniar
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    First Red Flag Linux, now this. It's definitely looking like a commie OS.


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    Orion
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    They're saying 100% OS but they're not actually planning that. They will be moving all applications to open source alternatives but there is no mention anywhere about them moving from Windows to Linux. Still it's a move in the right direction.


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    DublinWriter
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    Cliste wrote: »
    Let's set up a committee on the matter
    First we'll have to initiate a steering group to set up the Terms of Reference. Said steering group will report to the chair of the committee who in turn will report to the Minister who will oversee the functional working group that will form the body of the committee proper. The aims of the committee will run in parallel with the EU Information Commission directive EU.2003.4.34.4 in terms of usage of public monies in relation to ICT. A sub-committee will be formed to ensure such compliance....


    ...repeat ad-nauseum.


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