Korea Plans to Build Linux City, University

Posted by wjl on Feb 17, 2006 5:47 AM EDT
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The Korean government plans to select a city and a university late next month where open-source software like Linux will become the mainstream operating programs.

The attempt to create a Linux city is not a first. Munich in Germany plans to deploy Linux and open-source packages on its 14,000 PCs in place of Microsoft office automation suites and operating system.

Other cities and governments also look to embrace various open-source software, which represents freedom and flexibility by nature, to save costs and increase efficiency.

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