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South Korean Gov't. Advocates Linux
Anonymous Coward writes "Korea has now taken the plunge on the Linux operating system, and is now starting to advocate Linux for use in government and public sector applications. South Korea's Ministry of Information and Communications announced the move today, which will result in decreased Microsoft market share in the region." According to the article, Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication "will provide a total of 3 billion won (US$2.95 million) for government agencies which want to use the Linux and other open-source computer programs this year."
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Free Software in Korea: Part One -- The Microsoft Connection
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Free Software in Korea: Part Two -- The Linux Side
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I'm not sure that South Korea is a member of the Axis of Evil. Aren't they our bold friends holding back the commie menace?
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Actually, the Nobel prize was Alfred Nobel's attempt to make up for his regret about the fact that dynamite was used by terrorists and governments in war. Dynamite had plenty of legitimate uses in construction but he was uncomfortable with the uses of it for violence, and gave the fortune that he made in dynamite to the fund for the Nobel prize. So while dynamite doesn't tarnish the Nobel prize, its use by terrorists actually did tarnish Nobel himself (at least in his own mind), and the Nobel prize was sort of a way of redeeming him.
Just so you guys know, South Korea is internet/computer CRAZY! - they love it!. The covereage of broadband there is one of the best in the world. It is the only country to have 2 (yes 2) internet game tv shows - ie where they actually show games happening, and not just review lame games for advertising $$$.
This is the reflection of a popular culture that has made the population know whats what, and government reacting in a wise and well informed (and not comercially brow beaten) way.
Also Although South Korea SOUNDS alot like North Korea, can we get over it please?. This is a bit like comparing Alaska with Russia (because they are duhhh close-ish - I think). There is often similar problems discerning Ireland from Northern Island - the first is a country, the second is a region of Britain.
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I've been teaching in Korea for two years so far and the average Korean could not use Linux productively. The reason being is that almost every web site requires ActiveX to do anything; logon, make purchases, check email. Even on the sites not requiring ActiveX, they look like garbage on anything but IE. One plus is that MS office is not nearly as intrenched as it is in the States with many Koreans preferring a Korea Office suite (I cannot remember the name as I do not use it myself.) And, of course, you cannot play Kart Rider on linux.
Countries are preparing for the rise of the Iranian Euro based oil exchange. This will destroy the US dollar as the reserve currency of the world - a very cunning move by Iran, and seen by some as provocation for a US invasion. Iraq switched to selling oil in US dollars less than a year before it was invaded by the US. Now Iraqi oil is once again sold in US$.
What an interesting world we live in.
> Former? Was he fired? This might be his revenge? ;-)
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No. He wasn't fired. He simply resigned, and joined KIPA. Since Microsoft Korea was in good shape while he was the president, I don't think there were any reason to fire him.
Actually, many Korean software corporations were getting nuts when the announcementnt was made that Ko was designated be the new KIPA president, since most of them expected that MS was behind this move, and the government will become more and more MS friendly. (Actually I expected this to happen, too.)
Some more google search showed that before working for Microsoft, he also worked for Sun Microsystems Korea and IBM Korea.
Actually, that website is a very popular (in korea that is) personal homepage of a famous linux lover, Juksu. Sarang.net is the hosting company in which his homepage resides. If you care for a commercial korean linux distro go here (it's in korean). If you want to check out a great Korean linux community site check out the Korean Linux Documentation Project (KLDP).
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
So Northern Ireland is part of the UK, not a region of Britain. It is of course very close to Ireland, consisting as it does of 6 of the 9 counties of the historic north eastern Irish province of Ulster.