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All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat
christian.einfeldt writes "The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications has issued an administrative ruling increasing the use of Free Open Source Software products at state agencies, increasing the software's use both in the back office and on the desktop. According to the new rule, 100% of government servers must run Linux by June 30, 2009, and 70% of agencies must use OpenOffice.org, Mozilla Firefox, and Mozilla Thunderbird by the end of 2009. The regulation also sets benchmarks for training and proficiency in the software. Vietnam has a population of 86 million, 4 million larger than that of Germany, and is one of the world's fastest-growing economies."
FIAT == Fix It Again, Tony
Odds are their linux boxen should hold up though!
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Nothing could beat complete denial
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The Hyunda was a crappy car, but there was determination to make it compete with Toyota, and it did, Is there an American car manufacturer who can compete with Hyunda today?
Leslie Satenstein Montreal Quebec Canada
Always had a soft spot for "Fucker Only Runs Downhill"
"Because Science" is one step from "Because old book". Try "Because of my experiment testing my falsifiable assertion".
I had meant it as a joke.