India can live without Microsoft
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| More than 6,500 Linux systems have already been packed off to
| villages and another 6,100 Acer desktop systems with Suse on
| their way.
|
| Umashankar said that more than 20,000 desktop systems will be
| installed in schools that will only run on Suse. All ELCOT
| servers will run on Redhat. ELCOT expects to train 30,000
| government officials in Linux and Open Office too.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36689
Too late for Microsoft lobbying (scare tactics, lies, myths, bullying,
rebates, contracts and so forth).
All of this happened under the Microsoft radar (not a squeak heard before),
which makes you wonder how many cities in Asia are /quietly/ migrating to
Linux.
Related, from last week:
First phase of Korea's open-source city is high success
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| Following the trend of open source adaptation in major cities worldwide,
| one of the major Korean cities, Gwangju Metropolitan City, successfully
| jumped onto the open source transition, receiving spotlight from related
| industry.
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http://www.zdnet.co.kr/etc/eyeon/enterprise/0,39036961,39154182,00.htm
A while back:
LiMux The Penguin: Deep into Munich's Linux F/OSS migration
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| Munich's Linux migration has been a publicity frenzy, a
| software patent poster child, and the subject of a debate
| on the role of government in technology mandates. Now it's
| a real-life IT project, and the key to success is training,
| management, and replacing 170 non-Linux applications.
|
| [...]
|
| Now, after enormous criticism and a nearly complete halt,
| it's becoming a successful migration if for very important
| reasons: it's going well, quietly, and on plan.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2006/110606-munich-linux.html
The moves in Holland have actually stirred a lot of mainstream media
reaction. Microsoft faces a large-scale lobbying challenge there.
Ten of the biggest Dutch municipalities say 'enough!' to Microsoft
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| Therefore, the conclusion is, open source in the Netherlands goes
| from the bottom to the top. It might have to do with influence: It
| is far easier for companies like Microsoft to influence/lobby the
| 'one' federal government, than it is to influence about 460
| different municipalities. Slowly and a bit hesitant, but surely -
| and rather unstoppable, open source and open standards are making
| its way in the Dutch government.
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http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/77291/index.html
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