Singapore inches toward open source
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| Industry players believe there is still potential for the open source
| movement to gain more ground in Singapore, particularly if the government
| gave greater support. For example, Linux has been gaining momentum in China,
| due in part to the government's strong support for open source.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/insight/specialreports/0,39044853,62034345,00.htm
Related and recent:
Singapore bans Microsoft's video game for sex scene
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| Singapore is the only country to have banned the game, so far, and it is the
| first Microsoft video game to be banned in the city-state, The Straits Times
| said.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKSIN30470020071115?rpc=44
Related:
Linux Helps Company Develop Scalable Infrastructure
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| Singapore-based muvee Technologies addresses the growing need for consumer
| video creation with its flagship autoProducer PC software, which enables
| anyone to instantly turn videos and pictures into compelling,
| professional-quality productions in hundreds of different styles.
|
| [...]
|
|
| To best utilize its existing computers, muvee turned to a Linux operating
| system. Zero licensing fees and free, readily available tools and scripts
| made Linux an easy choice. However, the support limitations typical of Linux
| device drivers soon became apparent. “In the early days, we had to hunt
| around for drivers and patch and rebuild the Linux kernel when we added new
| devices to the system. We needed a stable, easy to use platform,” said Lo.
|
| In addition to the inherent benefits of Linux, muvee required a system that
| would enable it to focus on growing the business while minimizing system
| administration efforts. As the company expanded, it began using a larger
| number of enterprise-level servers. “With less than half a head count
| dedicated to system administration, we needed a technology partner that could
| provide solid support for server-level hardware and software,” Lo said.
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http://www.smbedge.com/features/view/4/2331/1/
Singapore charity creates Edubuntu computer lab for terminally ill children
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| Using donated hardware from the Overseas Family School and National
| University of Singapore, the Linux Meetup Group used to power of LTSP to
| deploy 9 thin clients and 1 combined desktop/server.
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http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1066
Acer: Linux preinstalled in Singapore. [link broken]
http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/newsview.php?id=2170
Donorweb Draws On Red Hat to Promote Blood Donation and Retain Blood Donors
in Singapore
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| The content management system and more than 90 percent of the
| online applications on Donorweb are developed using open source
| software by a team of volunteers. The system and applications are
| hosted on two Red Hat Enterprise Linux servers located across
| Singapore and the US. S.P.T. Krishnan, a Red Hat Certified Engineer
| (RHCE), leads the voluntary team of developers and content editors
| and oversees the design of Donorweb's user interfaces and system
| architecture.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070529/20070529005026.html?.v=1
Building Singapore's National Grid
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| Gt: Sticking with Gelato's "Linux on Itanium" focus, I'm wondering how
| Linux played into these projects. Is Linux the common OS across the
| NGO's various projects?
|
| LEE: In setting up the NGPP, we make use of existing computational
| resources, which resulted in a heterogeneous grid. As all theser
| esources (including several Itanium clusters belonging to several
| participating organizations) use Linux as the OS, Linux as the common
| OS is an obvious choice.
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http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/943174.html
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