Open source, closed mind
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| It recently launched the Indonesia Goes Open-Source Nusantara 2006
| package, which provides desktop software based on Linux Fedora Core 5
| and with the ability to operate applications such as Open Office for
| text documents, Firefox for Internet browsing, Thunderbird for email
| and Gaim for chatting.
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| The ministry's website also lists a range of open-source software
| material, domestic and foreign, from which material can be downloaded
| for free.
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| Furthermore, the use of open-source software cuts down on piracy,
| which is as prevalent in this country as the use of computers.
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20070126.E01&irec=0
http://tinyurl.com/yqjk59
Related:
Sofyan: Open Source Hampers Government's Activity
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| The Department of Research and Technology will involve eight
| universities as developing agents of Indonesia GO Open Source
| (IGOS) program. They include Bandung Institute of Technology,
| Sepuluh November Institute of Technology, Gadjah Mada University,
| University of Indonesia, Udayana University, Deli Polytechnics,
| Batam Polytechnics and President University.
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http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/ekbis/2007/01/16/brk,20070116-91365,uk.html
http://tinyurl.com/tgedc
Open-source system sought for SMEs, ministries
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| To help protect intellectual property rights and reduce costs, the
| State Ministry for Research and Technology is urging state
| institutions, and small and medium enterprises to adopt open-source
| software for their computers. The Information and Communications
| Ministry had already saved on its IT budget after deciding
| to migrate.
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http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailbusiness.asp?fileid=20061205.L01&irec=0
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