This Week's Open Source Round Up
Linuxville? Penguin Heights? What would you name a city dedicated to open source software? Our lead story is indeed that odd.
This week found the Korea Times running an article entitled "Korea Plans to Build Linux City, University." While the concept was certain to grab attention, it seems it was more headline hype than civic reality. A quick read of the article shows that what the officials are actually planning is not a town, but rather an initiative to help one urban area (as yet undesignated) move to Linux as their primary platform - a test case, as it were. Educational campaigns and technical support will help users make the move.
The initiative is reminiscent of Munich's efforts to move many of its civic systems to open platforms. The Korean campaign wants to move one step further: Not content with the server and business systems, they want everyone to move their desktops and notebooks to Linux as well. I get visions of knocks on the door in the middle of night, followed by systems analysts dressed in ninja garb demanding I boot my notebook: Show us your penguin!
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