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Linux-Announce Digest #882
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Fri Sep 3 17:13:06 2004
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Linux-Announce Digest #882, Volume #4 Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:13:03 EDT
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NEWS: UN Backs Open Source With New Agency ("Frederick Noronha (FN)")
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From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fred@bytesforall.org>
Subject: NEWS: UN Backs Open Source With New Agency
Date: 3 Sep 2004 20:30:01 GMT
http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3400071
UN Backs Open Source With New Agency
By Sean Michael Kerner
The United Nations is moving to embrace open source with a new agency.
It's called the International Open Source Network (IOSN), which is an
initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with a primary
goal to promote Free and Open Source (FOSS) software usage.
The IOSN is principally focused in the Asia-Pacific Region as it began as an
initiative of the UN's Asia-Pacific Information Development Programme (APDIP).
"Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) presents itself as an access solution for
developing countries," the UN backed agency said on its Web site.
"It represents an opportunity for these countries to adopt affordable software
and solutions toward bridging the Digital Divide. It represents an alternative
to importing expensive proprietary software and applications."
The IOSN said it sees FOSS providing opportunities for developing nations by
saving money that can be used for more critical development priorities and
objectives. Essentially what the IOSN does and will be doing is promoting
awareness of and education about FOSS.
To that end, the agency has published an end-user guide to desktop Linux that
is available on its Web site.
The IOSN's mandate is similar to the UN in its work with developing nations. It
it also promoting an event taking place Saturday called Software Freedom Day.
At least 34 nations, including United States, Canada and Australia, are slated
to take part in a day of distributing FOSS software and providing educational
information.
Open source software advocacy has become something of a cottage industry in
Asia/Pacific regions. The Linux consortium Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
recently opened a new office in China.
Also, database giant Oracle (Quote, Chart) and Linux vendor Red Hat (Quote,
Chart) are looking for more Linux market share in Asian markets with their LEAP
(Linux Enterprise Application Porting initiative. Based in Singapore, the
program is positioned to help assist independent software vendors (ISV) and
systems integrators with migrating, certifying and optimizing Linux
deployments.
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Frederick Noronha (FN) Near Convent, SALIGAO 403511 GOA India
http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks (GoaLinks Blog)
http://news.gmane.org/gmane.culture.region.india.goa (Goanet)
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