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ReallyLinux: The State of Linux: Malaysia’s Strong OSS Growth in Servers & Desktops

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Mark Rais
Jun 13, 2006

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“Adoption and growth in Asia-Pacific is far more expansive than
many news stories convey. In my first two articles, I share the
strong growth of OSS in Asia-Pacific. In this article, I hope to
present the depth and substantial planning that goes into a
national OSS I.T. strategy for servers & desktops–with
Malaysia being an excellent example.

“There is substantive and positive growth in the use of Linux
and Open Source Software (OSS) in Malaysia and for that matter in
much of the Asia-Pacific region. Although there is far too little
recognition of what is occuring, nations like Malaysia have adopted
a wise, balanced approach to Linux use…”

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Mark Rais

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