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Japan Considers Moving Away From Windows

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the like-a-slow-moving-dinosaur-is-the-LDP dept.

dm24_99 writes "According to this article at Japan Today, the Japanese government is considering abandoning Microsft Windows in a plan to boost computer security within the government. The government is very interested in alternatives, especially Linux." Of course, like the bank reform being proposed, who knows when this will actually happen.

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  1. You knew this was coming: by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 0, Troll

    Will I have to call it GNU/Japan?

  2. Re:Why asian contries in particular? by uberstool · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'd rather have Open Source software in in my country. North Americans are abnoxious.

  3. Re:Japan by sstory · · Score: 1, Troll

    your post wouldn't have been +5 retarded if you weren't such a fuknut.