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2008 Olympics Aiming For Open Source

Posted by Zonk on from the penguins-in-sweatbands dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The IOC is considering switching its IT infrastructure to an open source platform for the 2008 Beijng Games, according to an article on silicon.com. The Olympic IT program director says the move will save money on licences but warned that support costs for open source in China could yet derail the plans. There are also some photos of the Olympics IT operation."

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  1. Re:Does anybody even care about the Olympics? by IronBull · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you don't give a shit about Olympics... then what are you? computer geeks? you sad freak. Sports is better than computer geeks...

  2. Whatever happened to using the right tool... by glrotate · · Score: 1, Troll

    for the right job? Why does picking an IT solution have to be an ideological endeavor?

  3. My experience with Atos Origin by Redtech · · Score: 1, Troll

    has given me a pretty clear indication of AO's hostile attitude towards open source. I have heard this from other sources as well. Is AO really listening to it's engineer's this time or is this just a PR stunt by a company looking for exposure? After past experiences with AO never even considering OSS as part of a solution, I wouldn't think they'd have much credibility here, though I'd love to hear differently.