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German Foreign Ministry starts open source blitzkreig

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The German Foreign Ministry has announced plans to deploy open source applications on all its 11,000 desktops.

DE: Foreign ministry: 'Cost of Open Source desktop maintenance is by far the lowest'
http://www.osor.eu/news/de-foreign-mini ... the-lowest
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German traffic lights powered by Linux and real-time Java

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German traffic lights powered by Linux and real-time Java
A major European vendor of city-wide traffic management systems is porting its flagship traffic light controller to Linux and real-time Java. Signalbau Huber says its Actros controller will better meet safety-critical requirements after moving to Sysgo ELinOS/PikeOS 4.1 with Aonix’s PERC real-time Java runtime.
http://www.nerdden.com/german-traffic-l ... time-java/
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Nepal pushes for FOSS adoption: Will the world follow?

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On the fertile battlefield of open source vs. closed source, Nepal has signalled a change as free and open source software such as Linux has been adopted as a serious contender to commercial software, a la Microsoft.
http://www.linuxsolutions.fr/nepal-push ... ld-follow/
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A detailed case study of Pardus Linux was published at epractice.eu last Tuesday, providing an interesting look at the Turkish distribution. Pardus Linux began in March 2004 and its developers are sponsored by the Turkish National Research Institute for Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE), an affiliate of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). While Pardus Linux clearly has a worldwide following, it was originally conceived as a Turkish national project and Turkish speakers were the original intended audience. Pardus Linux is funded by the Turkish government. According to the study, initial implementation costs were €5,000,000 - 10,000,000 and annual costs are in the range of €1,000,000 - 5,000,000.

The study describes the impact of Pardus Linux: "Pardus provides a very important public good to be used by the whole FLOSS community, in Turkey and abroad. The Pardus Linux operating system is being deployed and used in many government and other public services, including the Turkish military and defense sector, in radio and telecommunication, health and education, as well as private vendors. The use of Pardus in all these sectors and institutions will save several millions of euros in taxpayers' money."

http://www.epractice.eu/cases/3006
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Humanitarian FOSS Project \
The Humanitarian FOSS Project is a collaborative, community-building project that was started by a group of computing faculty and open source proponents at Trinity College, Wesleyan University, and Connecticut College. Our goal is to build a community of academic computing departments, IT corporations, and local and global humanitarian and community organizations dedicated to building and using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) to benefit humanity.
http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/ ... oject.html
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MAMPU OSCC achieves savings of RM40m with open source
Say it with me slowly, forty million big ones !

That's how much government agencies have saved by deploying open source software in favour of proprietary, and costly licensed technology in government ministries, departments and agencies.

A massive big up is due to the folks at MAMPU and the Open Source Competency Centre (OSCC) for this.

And these are just the ones they know of, not the other open source deployments done without informing OSCC. And they're rightly so to be proud of it in their inaugural newsletter.
http://www.openmalaysiablog.com/2009/01 ... ource.html
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Calls for open source government

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The secret to a more secure and cost effective government is through open source technologies and products.

The claim comes from one of Silicon Valley's most respected business leaders Scott McNealy, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.
rest here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7841486.stm
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Syria and Lebanon go open source

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Russian Federation Commits to Red Hat Open Source

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Open source software development in Russia is one of the most important directives for Igor Schegolev - the Head of the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Russian Federation.
http://opensource.sys-con.com/node/837992
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Can we build a world with open source?

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Vinay Gupta is a Scottish-Indian engineer who designs low-cost homes for poor parts of the world or disaster zones, and then makes them freely available on the internet so others can do the building. His flagship is the Hexayurt shelter system, which costs around $200 (£142). It uses common building materials, including insulation boards - which, he claims, are a third of the cost of a tent. The business plan is to cut the price of essential goods and services to the point where the poor can afford them. Gupta is just one example of a global movement that offers an alternative to the scandalous tales of banking avarice that have saturated the world's media.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/20 ... pen-source
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Cuba Gets an (Open) Hand from Brazil

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It's been evident for some time that Brazil is a real powerhouse of open source. Now it's moving to the next level: exporting its success to other countries:

Brazil’s Software Público website was created as part of this initiative. At the beginning of 2009, they started Phase One of the process to internationalize the free software available at the portal. A poll will facilitate a vote on the available software, with the top two being the first ones to be translated.
http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/ ... razil.html
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French Gendarmes Rely on Ubuntu

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The French Gendarmerie intends to save $50 million in switching from Windows to Ubuntu.
http://www.linux-magazine.com/online/ne ... _on_ubuntu
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Finland warms up to Open Source for Public Adminstration
I just saw the news that Finland has made the decision to use open source software where possible for public administration.
http://opensource.org/node/412
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New version for RP-made Linux for gov’t ready
MANILA, Philippines--The fifth version of “Bayanihan” Linux for Government is ready, the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (ASTI-DOST) said.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingne ... govt-ready
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The Hungarian Government considering open source software for educational institutions
http://www.hungarianambiance.com/2009/0 ... -open.html
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