__/ [ Doug Mentohl ] on Saturday 30 December 2006 19:46 \__
> "Vietnam .. was listed the nation with the highest rate of software
> piracy in the world, following the report on "The overview of the
> Global Information Technology" jointly conducted by the Internet
> Discussion Groups (IDG) and the Business Software Alliance (BSA) in
> 2005"
>
> "Mr Christophe Desriac, Head of Microsoft Representative Office in
> Vietnam expressed his strong hope for a brighter context when he
> witnessed an increasing number of domestic agencies and companies
> purchasing protected softwares, adding that only by this way can the IT
> industry in Vietnam take off"
>
> http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2006/12/645148/
He's spot on. Only by protecting proprietary software can the IT industry in
Vietnam take off. That protection will drive everyone away... to FLOSS and
GNU/Linux.
The relative cost of commercial software there makes a compelling reason to
migrate to something that's financially sustainable (the merits are just a
bonus).
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