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[News] Linux and Free Software Become a Hot Skill in South Africa

  • Subject: [News] Linux and Free Software Become a Hot Skill in South Africa
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:55:55 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Govt OSS migration will need skills

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| Asked how organisations and governments should plan their migration to OSS, 
| Di Maio said that it should be phased, but not in the usual 
| sense. "Definitely a phased approach, but not like Munich where users are 
| moved to OpenOffice.org and then to Linux.   
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1689

South Africa is moving to Linux, in case the Windows loyals did not know this,
starting with the government (as usual).


Last week:

SA Government's OSS plans revealed

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| Migration of current systems is also planned. This will be done in a phased 
| approach, beginning with applications such as replacing MS Office with Open 
| Office or KOffice and replacing Internet Explorer with Firefox. This will in 
| time lead up to the operating system, replacing Windows with a Linux 
| distribution. Migration to Apache for the running of government websites has 
| already occurred within a number of departments.     
`----

http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1684


Related:

SA Government punts Firefox

,----[ Quote ]
| The South African Department of Communications (DoC) is actively 
| punting the popular Firefox web browser. The SA Government has 
| already embraced open source software, but it seems to be pushing 
| the anti-Microsoft envelope even further.
`----

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Software/549.html


Education dept eyes stronger free software policy

,----[ Quote ]
| South Africa's education department may re-look at its policies
| regarding free and open source software and pursue a stronger open
| source strategy in light of the government's free software strategy
| adopted in February this year.
`----

http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1460


Nepad e-Schools kicks off in SA

,----[ Quote ]
| Maripe is one of six schools in SA in which computer labs and
| audio-visual centres will be installed as part of the demo project,
| which includes 18 African countries. The initiative was launched in
| March 2003 and aims to see the digitisation of all of the estimated
| 600 000 schools in Africa by 2013.
| 
| [...]
| 
| The computers have been equipped with a Linux operating system,
| e-mail client, browser and office productivity suite, and
| educational software that assists in the learning process, as
| well as the administration and maintenance of the school.
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http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2007/0704181037.asp?A=BUS&S=Business&T=News&O=ST
http://tinyurl.com/2n8pa8

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