The Feds Warm To White Boxes
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| Systems builders are gradually winning over government skeptics to
| white-box solutions
|
| [...]
|
| "You need to dispel the notion that proprietary systems sold by
| first-tier vendors are somehow superior to white-box systemsf
| rom lesser-known vendors," says David Valencia, vice president
| of sales and marketing at Pogo Linux, a Seattle-based storage
| solution provider.
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http://www.crn.com/government/199601338
Related:
Govt open source survey finds hidden uptake
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| "Why did we do it? It is part of today and our future," Steward said.
| "About half of the responding agencies have piloted, or are using,
| open source in their space."
|
| Steward said the views of open source among federal government
| agencies are "positive" and many will look to deploy it in the
| future but part of the barrier is uncertainty over what level of
| support is available if they encounter any problems.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;1448439476;fp;2;fpid;1
Japanese Government to Embrace Linux
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| Oracle Japan is said to be leading the effort, which could launch
| as early as next month.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070503/34429_id.html?.v=1
DSWD Bicol training on open source software completed
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| The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has
| successfully completed User's Training on Free open Source System
| (FOSS) and PC Linux to equip its staff and employees in Bicol the
| basic features of PCLinuxOS.
|
| [...]
|
| With the users training completed, the department is now ready to
| its full migration from WindowsOS to PCLinuxOS. The eventual shift
| to FOSS particularly PC Linux was in compliance to RA 8971 also
| known as the E-commerce Act of 2000 and RA 8293 known as the
| Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines.
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http://www.pia.gov.ph/default.asp?m=12&fi=p070517.htm&no=54
A Linux computer in every garage?
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| A U.S. government- and industry-led coalition aiming to equip every car
| and roadside in America with wirelessly connected computers has tapped
| Linux for a prototype design.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9503669349.html
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