BlinxS Establishment Marks Shift Towards Open Source OS
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| The Director of Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) said open source
| software such as Linux is much needed by the sultanate as it is
| handicapped by the lack of skilled human resources in ICT and the
| high cost of operating systems (OS), application software and
| licensing in its attempt to implement e-Government.
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| "Linux is here to stay. It is getting stronger day by day, and
| it is a good OS from a technical, financial and economic point of
| view," he said.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei
That's a bold move. Microsoft has been aggressively lobbying in other Asian
nations that decided to adopt Linux, e.g. the Philippines, Thailand,
Kerala...
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