State Promotes Use of Shareware

"Open source software could create a more favourable working environment for Vietnamese institutes and enterprises by eliminating hefty fees needed to buy copyrighted material, said a senior official.

"Open source software is designed without copyrights or intellectual property protection to be distributed and received freely.

"An open source-based IT culture 'would help Viet Nam save a huge amount of money on licensing computer software from foreign companies and it could provide a great chance to mobilise the creative ability of Vietnamese software programmers,' said Hoang Le Minh, vice director of the Post and Telematics Department..."

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