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RP, Asia give open source the space to expand wings
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| For instance, the South Korean government bought 120,000 copies of Hancom
| Linux Deluxe as early as 2002 in an effort to switch approximately 23 percent
| of its Microsoftbased desktops to open source.
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http://www.mb.com.ph/INFO20080818132804.html
How quietly it all happens...
Recent:
Korea’s HaanSoft to promote Asianux in RP
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| Asianux, a version of the Linux operating system, was developed by China's
| Red Flag Software and has since been locally deployed and distributed by
| Japan's Miracle Linux and HaanSoft, forming a regional open-source
| consortium.
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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080617-143200/Koreas-HaanSoft-to-promote-Asianux-in-RP
Koreans to showcase open source experience in Cebu summit
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| KIPA has been actively pushing open source use in government. One of its
| projects resulted in a local version of Linux (called Buyeo) now used in
| nearly 200 schools in South Korea.
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| KIPA is likewise working to make Linux more readily available to companies in
| Korea. It has publicly stated its goal to run 40 percent of servers in the
| country on open source.
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| [...]
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| Hansoft, meanwhile, will also be sending speakers to the conference. The
| company is one of Korea's biggest software firms and has active participation
| in various open source projects, including Asianux, a Linux version targeted
| at Asian markets.
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http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/infotech/view/20080614-142687/Koreans-to-showcase-open-source-experience-in-Cebu-summit
http://tinyurl.com/55k4qo
A discouraging news for Korean open web movement
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| Open Web, a Korean web forum led by professor Kichang Kim of Korea University
| is best known for its fight against rampant use of Active X in Korea, lost a
| lawsuit against the KFTC (Korea Financial Telecommunication and Clearings
| Comittee). Professor Kim accused that the Korean government's mandate on the
| use of Active X programs for the internet banking and other public web
| services should be lifted, as it is against fair trade and "overly favors
| technology from a single company (that is, Microsoft)".
|
| Professor Kim has also asserted that as many Korean netizens somehow grew to
| think that Active X is something they have to download anyway, many of them
| are exposed to security vulnerabilities. Also, as so many entities including
| virtually all financial institutes in the nation depend on Microsoft
| technology in Korea, whenever Microsoft announces an update, the whole nation
| has to upgrade its internet infrastructure, and this leads to various losses
| on a national scale - Kim asserted.
|
| But Professor Kim's year-long accusation fell short of convincing the court
| that the government mandate on the Active X is against fair trade and
| therefore is illegal.
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http://www.web20asia.com/306
South Korea to Fine Intel $25.4 Million for Trade Violations
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| South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Thursday it would order the Intel
| Corporation to pay 26 billion won ($25.4 million) for violating fair trade
| rules.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/business/worldbusiness/05intel.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin
Korean Government Writes Digital Textbook on Linux
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| The government-led Korean digital textbook project will adopt Linux. The
| Ministry of Knowledge Economy and the Ministry of Education, Science and
| Technology of Korea announced their decision to choose the open software for
| digital textbook, the key project for the government's digital education
| policy.
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http://www.telecomskorea.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5751&Itemid=2
Linux Foundation Opens Korean Office
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| The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating
| the growth of Linux, today announced that it is opening an office in Seoul,
| Korea. Kwangjei "Daniel" Cho, former senior director of Haansoft, Inc., will
| be the Linux Foundation director of Korea.
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http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=859869
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