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Broad open source plans promised
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| Nthabiseng Mosupye has been appointed chairperson of the Open Source Software
| Standing Committee (OSSSC).
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| The OSSSC is a body of the Government Information Technology Officers Council
| (Gitoc). The committee is tasked with gathering information on open source
| trends in government, facilitating discussions and advising the Free and Open
| Source Software Programme Office (FPO) on implementation.
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http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2009/0909041033.asp?O=FPTOP&S=IT%20in%20Government&A=ITG
Related:
CSIR to switch 2300 users to Ubuntu Linux
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| Parastal CSIR, South Africaâs national science and technology research
| organisation, is readying to switch most of its more than 2300 staff to using
| Ubuntu Linux as their default desktop
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2448
Government, NGOs 'turning to Linux'
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| "It's extremely easy - basically anyone can install Linux now."
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| Organisations such as the Shuttleworth Foundation, which help provide
| computers to underprivileged schools, use Linux instead of Windows to cut
| costs.
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http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=4366559
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