ONU organiza dia del OSS en Aisa

[Pablo Poo]

On Thu Aug 26 18:17 , Alejandro Barros <abarros en enable.cl> sent:

>Una noticia interesante, aparecida en infoworld,
>
>
>UN organizes open-source software day across Asia Microsoft stands to 
>lose significantly if Asia makes a large-scale move away from Windows
>
>By David Legard, IDG News Service August 25, 2004
>
>The United Nations, through its International Open Source Network (IOSN) 
>will organize the first annual Software Freedom Day on Saturday in an 
>effort to educate Asian users about the benefits of Free and Open Source 
>Software (FOSS) and encourage its wider use in the region.
>
>IOSN will organize events in Bangladesh, Brunei, India, Malaysia, New 
>Zealand, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam, setting up stations in 
>public places to give away informational brochures and CDs with selected 
>open-source software, including TheOpenCD and a Linux Live CD.
>
>"Access to ICT (information and communications technology) is severely 
>limited in developing countries due to high costs," IOSN said on its Web 
>site. "FOSS ... represents an opportunity for these countries to adopt 
>affordable software and solutions toward bridging the digital divide."
>
>Apart from Linux, high-profile FOSS applications being promoted include 
>the OpenOffice productivity suite, the Mozilla browser and e-mail 
>project, mySQL database and the Apache Web server.
>
>IOSN has also released a primer describing the philosophy, history, 
>benefits and disadvantages of FOSS, with topics such as localization, 
>licensing and Linux also briefly covered.
>
>Several Asian countries have begun initiatives to promote Linux and 
>open-source applications, although none have yet mandated its use over 
>proprietary equivalents. A three-country initiative involving Japan, 
>China and South Korea has resulted in a localized standard version for 
>Linux known as Asianux.
>
>Microsoft Corp., which stands to lose significantly if Asia makes a 
>large-scale move away from its standard Windows desktop has recently 
>agreed to sell a cheap version of its flagship XP desktop operating 
>system in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. The software, called Windows 
>XP Starter Edition, will be available on low-cost hardware from October.
>
>-- 
>Alejandro Barros
>e.nable
>

Este apoyo de la ONU (UN) al Open Source ha gatillado, en gran parte, que microsoft 
abandonara un proyecto con la UNECE. Fuente: http://www.diarioti.com/gate/n.php?
id=7456




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