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NACI: Gov't of South Africa Pushes Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the leapfrogging-in-the-second-world dept.

GNU lover writes "National Advisory Council on Innovation in South Africa has issued a release concering the use of Open Source and the digital divide." The use of open source in the 3rd/2nd world is one way to get around licensing costs - at least more honest then pirating.

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  1. no kidding. by macsox · · Score: 2, Funny

    why do they always have to say "it's been awhile" at the start of these things?

    either publish slashback regularly, or skip saying that. foo.

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  2. Dang by NiftyNews · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The use of open source in the 3rd/2nd world is one way to get around licensing costs"

    Now if only they could license food...

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  3. My Favourite Quote by Why+Should+I · · Score: 3, Funny
    This had me in stitches

    Needless to say, lowering software costs by violating proprietary license conditions is not an option. Happily, there are often legal alternatives to proprietary software: non-proprietary "open software".&nbsp(emphasis by me)

    Sounds like their saying that they could just steal proprietry software, but it makes them sad.

    Using open source is not only good for these people monetarily, it's good for them emotionally, since it makes them happy. - lol


    I just hope they fully understand the prinicpal behind releasing any code that uses GPL code in it, i.e. using GPL software components as opposed to just using GPL software applications.

  4. News Flash! by jtdubs · · Score: 4, Funny

    News Flash! Poor Counties Choose Free Operating Systems!

    Justin Dubs

  5. Salt by global_diffusion · · Score: 2, Funny

    NaCl: Gov't of South Africa Pushes Open Source

    Alright, who else read this title and wondered why South Africa was taking orders from a dipole molecule? My font makes a capitol I look like a lowercase l. I need to get some sleep...