Open source infiltrates government IT worldwide
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| Homeland Security requirements in the USA, along with compatibility and
| budget demands everywhere, are putting Linux and open source into more and
| more public sector IT shops.
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| Linux and Open Source solutions are growing. The growth is not just within
| commercial enterprises. It is also within state, local and federal
| governments, within the United States and abroad.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/030108-ossi.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
Not even the American military can trust Windows anymore. It is gradually
becoming legacy, like SCO UNIX.
Yesterday:
South Korea a victim of cyber warfare
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| SOLDIERS in South Korea have seen their PCs hacked by a foreign power.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/01/03/south-korea-fears-cyber-war
Last week:
Convincing the Military to Embrace Open Source
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| "Sixty five percent of our applications run on Linux, and over 60 percent of
| our databases leverage open source solutions. We use Linux, Apache, MySQL,
| PHP, Python and Perl (a combination of software programs known as LAMP
| stacks). Over the years, since 1994, we've easily saved more than $500,000 in
| software licenses. While the cost benefits have been substantial,
| improvements in interoperability along with quick procurement cycles and
| boosts to staff morale -- programmers really like 'owning their code' -- have
| been key driving forces. This has been the true value of LAMP and our other
| open source initiatives," Welty said.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/60965.html
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