[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“The Japanese government has acted to reassure companies jittery
about the use of the Linux operating system in their products,
saying that avoiding the platform would ‘hurt the lives of the
people.’“Earlier this month, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
(METI) issued a report meant to clarify licensing issues around the
open source software, which lately has been under attack from The
SCO Group for alleged copyright infringement.“‘Unnecessary fears’ about using Linux in Japan-made products
could mean a ‘huge loss of opportunities for the software industry
and the government to have access to it, and it would hurt the
lives of the people,’ said the report, which was quoted in Nikkei
Electronics News…”