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Nordic Countries to Promote Open Source

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pining-for-the-fjords dept.

Nordic Avenger writes "The Nordic countries have launched a website to promote open source software to consumers and small businesses. People can submit open source software links as well as exchange information in the forums section. As the website states: 'Nordicos.org is a project of the Nordic Ministerial Council, and addresses the need for a comprehensive overview of open source software available for consumers'. Now, anybody eager to make good suggestions about software that normal people could find useful and live happily ever after in the open source world?"

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  1. like this... by thegoldenear · · Score: 4, Informative

    "What they need is cd's a la AOL filled with OpenOffice.Org, Mozilla"

    We're about to distribute a collection like this, called the Windows Toolbox: http://thegoldenear.org/toolbox/windows/

  2. The Windows Toolbox is similar by thegoldenear · · Score: 5, Informative

    We provide a similar site to what these people offer (tho nowhere near as polished, and only for Windows) in the form of the Windows Toolbox, distribution of predominantly Free software for Windows, and especially its list of software

  3. Just what the hell is a Nordic country? by LeoDV · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Nordic countries? So what are they? The three Scandinavian countries? The three Scandinavian countries and Denmark? The three Scandinavian countries and Iceland? Two Scandinavian countries and Denmark but not Iceland?

    Apparently according to their page, it's the Scandinavian countries, Denmark, Iceland and Groenland. So that's okay. But please mention it, because I'm European and I only just found out about this Nordic Council of Ministers.

    It's really irritating when people use mindlessly generic terms like that. "Other countries like Europe--" GRR!