[Am-info] S. Korea jettisons Windows for Linux

[Fred A. Miller]

"The South Korean government has announced a plan to have proprietary 
software on a substantial number of its PCs and servers replaced with 
open source alternatives by 2007. 

Thousands of computers in ministries, government-linked organisations 
and universities in South Korea will replace the Microsoft Windows 
operating system and Office productivity suite with open source 
alternatives under the plan, according to the country's Ministry of 
Information and Communication. 

Twenty percent of desktop software and 30 percent of server software 
will be changed to open source by 2007, a spokesperson from the 
Ministry of Information and Communication said. 

As a first step, organisations including South Korea's Industry 
Promotion Agency and Korea Association of Information and 
Telecommunication will switch to open source software such as the Linux 
operating system and Mozilla web browser for both desktop PCs and 
servers. 

"If the change is successful, we will be able to save about US$300m a 
year. Also, we may ensure security and inter-connectivity of national 
information system," the spokesperson continued."

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