All of Vietnam's Government Computers To Use Linux, By Fiat

Posted by timothy on Wednesday January 7, 2009 @07:52AM from the power-to-the-people dept.

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."

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Next Edict... by tjstork · 2009-01-07 08:22 · Score: 1, Troll

"Make my open office spreadsheet do [something just like excel], or, its the John McCain poke cage for you!"

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Re:Straight and to the point by Tubal-Cain · 2009-01-07 08:27 · Score: 0, Troll

He is a Slashdotter. Good luck rolling that 800+ pound mass over to find his rear orifice. You will likely rape his belly-button by mistake. Also, there is absolutely no chance he has a daughter (or any progeny at all).