CNETAsia: Open Source Has “Strategic Role”: M’sia

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 29, 2003

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Greenwood
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“The Malaysian government has repeated its support for the use
and development of open-source software, saying that it has a
‘strategic role.’

“‘Open source software gives the chance for Malaysia and other
developing nations to boost their economies through ICT…
Therefore, it is only natural that the government should now be
examining the strategic role that we can play to encourage the
adoption of open source by the entire Malaysian infocommunications
industry,’ Amar Leo Moggie, Minister of Energy, Communications and
Multimedia, was quoted as saying in a report by official news
agency Bernama…”


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