S'pore to host region's largest OSS conference
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| The OSSPAC, however, aims to include other open source technologies in its
| lineup, such as PHP and Rails, as well as Linux, said Barnard.
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http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/0,39044164,62043466,00.htm
Mind the recent story below about Microsoft corruption in Singapore. The nation
is gradually adopting Linux, so Microsoft uses even girl schools to push its
agenda, not just Indian charities that they bribe with tactical 'donations'.
Recent:
Microsoft Lobbying In Singapore
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| Microsoft business partners were giving template letters and asked to fill
| them in. The letters are word for word the same. It makes for incredible
| reading. In fact, the keen-eyed reader will notice that some of the letters
| have the template variables still present (look for [ADD NAME, TITLE, ASSOC.]
| e.g Alphasoft, CHASS, etc).
|
| [...]
|
| And the most hilarious letter of support comes from a Singaporean secondary
| girl's school, Crescent Girl's School. That's right folks, that's how
| desperate they were to get their "Approve" vote, they actually got a school
| to submit a letter of support...
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http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2008/03/microsoft-lobby.html?cid=108850772
Related:
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
Singapore Airlines puts a PC in every seat
,----[ Quote ]
| The whole system runs on Red Hat's distribution of the Linux operating
| system.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=686973581&rid=-50
Singapore inches toward open source
,----[ Quote ]
| 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
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
,----[ Quote ]
| 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
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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