NewsForge: Open Asia: Open Source in the UAE and Vietnam

“We conclude our country-by-country survey of the availability
of open source software across Asian countries with a look at the
state of open source software in the United Arab Emirates and
Vietnam…

“A good starting place for learning about FLOSS in Vietnam is
the Asian Open Source Centre. User groups include VietLUG and Ho
Chi Minh LUG. Vietnamese localization projects are under way for
both Gnome and KDE.

“Vietnamese expatriates are also doing their bit to promote
FLOSS in their language and region. Le Hong Boi’s Vietnamese Linux
enables Linux to use Vietnamese characters…”

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