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[News] Research: About Half of Norway's Software Vendors Use Free Software

Study: ~50% of Norwegian Software Vendors Integrate FOSS Components

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| ... based on an extensive screening of software companies, with more than 700 
| responses. 
| 
| Analysis shows that close to 50% of the software industry integrate OSS 
| components into vertical solutions serving all major business sectors. 
| 
| In addition, more than 30% of the companies using OSS components have over 
| 40% of their income from OSS related services or software.  
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http://opensource.org/node/325


Related:

A Virtual Open Source Center to Nordic Countries

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| The initiative was confirmed during the Norwegian IT-minister Heidi 
| Grande Roys' visit in Finland. The leader of COSS, Petri Rasanen, 
| stated that the steady operation of COSS is a good base to build 
| the international collaboration on, and for example the web site 
| of the new center will be based on the COSS portal.
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http://www.swbusiness.fi/portal/news/news_from_software_business_cluster/other_news/?id=18528


Microsoft bows to complaint from Linpro

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| Schools will no longer be subjected to Windows licensing for Linux or Mac 
| computers. Furthermore, Microsoft has accepted to discontinue their 
| commercial bundling which required schools to buy several Microsoft 
| products to obtain discounts.   
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http://www.linpro.no/en/nyheter_og_events/2007/linpro_vant_frem_mot_microsoft


Open source software - A key element in Norwegian ICT-strategy

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| Last but not least we will evaluate how to promote knowledge and training 
| in open source software in further education. And we will collaborate on 
| improved educational courses on this subject at college and university 
| level.   
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http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/fad/dep/Fornyings-_og_administrasjonsminister/taler_artikler/2007/eZ-Conference---Awards.html?id=471985


Norway opens Free Software Center

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| Norway opened a national center for competence in Free Software in Drammen, 
| near Oslo, on Wednesday. Here's the center's web page in Norwegian. 
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http://technocrat.net/d/2007/8/17/25148


Computer experts stage street protest in Oslo against Microsoft document format
as standard

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| OSLO, Norway: Roughly 60 data experts staged a rare and noisy street 
| demonstration in downtown Oslo on Wednesday to protest the adoption of 
| Microsoft Corp.'s document format as an international standard and against 
| Norway voting for the move.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| He claimed the committee ignored the advice of the vast majority of the 
| Nordic nation's software experts, was pressured by Microsoft and 
| displayed "scandalous behavior."  
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/09/business/EU-TEC-Norway-Digital-Demonstration.php


OOXML triggers demonstration in Norway: "Let's throw OOXML out of ISO"

http://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-52412/ooxml-triggers-demonstration-in-norway:let-s-throw-ooxml-out-of-iso


Demonstration outside ISO conference

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| Steve Pepper, the former Chairman of the Norwegian committee responsible for 
| deciding the Norwegian vote on OOXML, is calling for a demonstration to take 
| place outside the building where SC34, the ISO committee that has been landed 
| with OOXML, is holding its spring plenary.   
| 
| The demonstration will take place outside Håndverkeren, Rosenkrantzgate 7, 
| Oslo, Norway, on Wednesday April 9 at 12.00. Among the slogans are: 
| 
| * No to ISO approval of OOXML!
| * Defend the integrity of ISO!
| * Microsoft: Support ODF!
| * Ecma: Withdraw OOXML!
| * Norway must say no to OOXML!
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http://blogs.freecode.no/isene/2008/04/07/demonstration-outside-iso-conference/


2008-04 OOXML irregularities in Norway

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| [...]
| 
|     * 2007: committee stuffing: the NS/K 185 committee grew from 6-7 persons 
|     to 30 persons due to the OOXML case... 
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http://wiki.efn.no/2008-04_OOXML_irregularities_in_Norway


Norway and OOXML

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| There is now a report from Norway on how Microsoft rallied its partners to
| try to get a favorable vote on MSOOXML.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=200708301301334

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