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Talking FOSS at the UN
Oct 10, 2007, 12 :00 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (2493 reads)

(Other stories by Lisa Hoover)

"When Nathan Eckenrode goes to the United Nations in New York City next week to help demonstrate the technology behind open source software, he doesn't really expect to discover the answer to world peace. If he gets a little closer, though, he's all right with that.

"Last year the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) held a joint meeting to discuss the feasibility of using free and open source software (FOSS) as a means to bolster the growth of technology in developing countries..."

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