Taipei Times: Linux is the Path to a Bright New Future

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"If it wishes to secure a position in the global information technology (IT) market, Taiwan had better speed up its progress in developing a Linux-based operating system, IT industry analysts said yesterday.

"Compared with neighboring countries such as China and Japan, whose governments have decided on or are considering using open-source operating systems to manage central-government data networks, Taiwan is still at the preliminary stage in this field, they said.

"'Taiwan needs to catch up [in Linux development] or it may miss a great business opportunity in the near future,' said Victor Tsan... managing director of the Market Intelligence Center, a Taipei-based IT research center..."

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