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

    News Flash! Poor Counties Choose Free Operating Systems!

    Justin Dubs