Malaysian Government Prefers Open Code

Suresh Gnasegarah writes "All Malaysian government technology procurement will now have a preference for open source software (OSS), under the Malaysian Public Sector Open Source Software Masterplan. The masterplan's near-term targets includes: 60% of all new servers able to run OSS operating systems, 30% of office infrastructure -- like e-mail, DNS, proxy servers -- on OSS, and 20% of school computer labs to have OSS applications such as productivity suites installed. Looks like old Bill's scare tactic that OSS software kills jobs didn't quite work. Another victory for the open source software movement!"

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Re:Of course it didn't work

[character_assassin]

Whoever modded me down: it was a JOKE. A JOKE. Get a sense of humor, or I'm reporting you to the GNAA.

What is with the asshole moderators?

[KrisHolland]

How is parent off topic? Don't forget to metamoderate these retarded moderators so they never moderate again.

Sad news, Japan is dead

[Ari_Haviv]

I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Japan was found dead this morning. There weren't any more details yet. I'm sure we'll all miss Japan, even if you weren't a fan of his work there's no denying his contribution to popular culture.