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:Korea Times: Info Ministry to Discussing Linux Support Aggressively
Korea Times: Info Ministry to Discussing Linux Support Aggressively
Jul 9, 1999, 09 :09 UTC (10 Talkback[s]) (3769 reads)

(Other stories by Korea Times) (As seen on Wired Republic)

Thanks to Rajiv for this link.

"The Ministry of Information and Communication is reportedly discussing the support of Hardware(HW) and Software(SW) industries based on Linux OS, the operating system which's programed source is opened to the public."

"A ministry official said Linux is expected to bring around 20 billion won of the government budget curtailment in case of being applied to PCs in public institutes."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Finally the real "domino effect" is fina ...   Linux "Domino Effect" throughout asia/3rd World   
Tim Kelley
Jul 9, 1999, 09:53:41
 
Koreans have a sad history of being expl ...   GNU/Linux is particularly good for Korea   
Bake Timmons
Jul 9, 1999, 10:52:14
 
that the government of R.O.K. will be us ...   does this blurb imply   
Steven Bartko
Jul 9, 1999, 10:58:18
 
This is very interesting and should be f ...   Word in Korea   
bjorn stadil
Jul 9, 1999, 11:01:07
 
This is proof to the world that Korea ma ...   Proof to the world   
David
Jul 9, 1999, 11:10:04
 
I believe the 20B won is the amount save ...   Re: does this blurb imply   
K. willets
Jul 9, 1999, 13:03:09
 
Yes, I think the govt. has been looking  ...   Re: Word in Korea   
K. willets
Jul 9, 1999, 13:10:36
 
Korea is doing just the right thing... s ...   Great... but don't forget education   
Martin Vermeer
Jul 9, 1999, 15:57:59
 
This could mean that we could be seeing  ...   HWP port?   
Diz Martinez
Jul 9, 1999, 16:48:23
 
Get Linux into the schools and then wait ...   Korea/China   
CEO
Jul 11, 1999, 18:18:39
 
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