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Open Asia: Under the radar, FLOSS thrives (NewsForge)

[Posted July 28, 2003 by ris]

NewsForge looks at GNU/Linux in Asia. "GNU/Linux is already reporting some interesting deployments in the populous cash-strapped countries of the region. In India, it is no coincidence that a number of low-cost PCs hitting the market are now opting for Free Software-based solutions. China has already worked out national distros of GNU/Linux that are in the local language and also meet national concerns in terms of security. Pakistan has seen government initiatives to boost the role of FLOSS, so as to become less dependent on proprietary software, with it accompanying allegations of piracy against countries with low incomes and poor conversion rates against the dollar. Thailand is finding GNU/Linux a useful solution in its Schoolnet program."

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Posted Jul 29, 2003 0:04 UTC (Tue) by coriordan (guest, #7544) [Link]

The use of "GNU/Linux" is uplifting.

I've been thinking of writing an editorial-style article: "Free Software - Are YOU doing your bit?". For submital to the usual suspect sites.

anyone got any recommendations for good points or avoidable pitfalls?

My hope would be to point out the need for speakers, people contacting the press, people lobbying their governments, or at the very least, encouraging people to join their local Free Software/digital-freedom group.

any comments appreciated.
Ciaran O'Riordan