RP Open Source confab: It's time to make the rules
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| After years of breaking the rules in the computing world, it?s now time for
| open source to make the rules.
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| Right now, there's tremendous opportunity for Filipinos with open
| source skills since 67 percent of servers used in the Internet is based
| on open source technology.
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| "But we'd also like to emphasize that we?re not against any
| software company," Contreras said. "What we?re saying is that with
| open source, companies now have an option to choose."
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http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO2006092575370.html
That nation is moving to Linux and Open Source.
The Open Source Bill
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| "This act shall be known as the "Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)
| Act of 2006"
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http://www.chinwong.com/Documents/FOSS_bill_draft_.pdf
More schools take to open source
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| Unlike the first two phases of the program that used the proprietary
| Windows operating system and Microsoft Office, the computers in phase 3
| will be bundled with free and open source Fedora Linux and OpenOffice.
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| "This is the most important milestone," he said, noting that the project
| went to Lenovo in a public bidding in part because its software costs were
| so low.
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| Free and open source software is also increasingly finding its way into
| state-owned universities and colleges, Lallana said.
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http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=interactive01_sept04_2006
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