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Japan Takes A Look At Open Source Software

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the c'mon-everybody's-doing-it dept.

irish_spic writes " Accorting to this AP story (in yahoo news), the public management ministry is setting up a panel of scholars and computer experts, including Microsoft officials in order to study the use of Open Source software in the government. The article cites concerns about costs and security as the reason for the study. Me wonders if they are serious or just trying to get discounts from MS."

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  1. Re:YEAH YEAH ME NO LACIST, YOU WANNA FLIED LICE? by denisdekat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You also so unfunny and gosh darned it, can't you even spell? You Fleaking bastald!!

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    photoplankton
  2. Re:Haha!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You too Boku Soul Brother. BTW, where are all th Black Linux users. I mean, other than Cliff, there are no minorities REPReZenTin Jheyah! the OSS cause. We have to off shore to introduce mninorities to OSS. GNU/Lunix Fore EVAR!!!

  3. Re:this isn't a Haiku by The+Turd+Report · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Japan Looks At Linux
    No More Money To Bill Gates
    "Love Linux Long Time!"

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  4. Now Japan can make some good movie by LiquidAsphalt · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Maybe once Japan adopts Linux they can make some real movies instead of the paper mache godzilla and lego style cities.