User: jpmcc   
Date: 2008-12-01 17:59:59+0000
Modified:
   marketing/www/planet/atom.xml
   marketing/www/planet/index.html
   marketing/www/planet/opml.xml
   marketing/www/planet/rss10.xml
   marketing/www/planet/rss20.xml

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Directory: /marketing/www/planet/
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        <id>http://marketing.openoffice.org/planet/atom.xml</id>
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        <generator uri="http://www.planetplanet.org/";>Planet/2.0 
+http://www.planetplanet.org</generator>
 
+       <entry xml:lang="en">
+               <title type="html">“9 Must-Have OpenOffice 
Extensions”</title>
+               <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/917"/>
+               <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=917</id>
+               <updated>2008-12-01T13:31:10+00:00</updated>
+               <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;OpenOffice&amp;#8217;s Extensions 
are getting a lot of attention lately. Several articles in the latest &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/&quot;&gt;Linux Identity&lt;/a&gt; 
special issue describe extensions, including my own (&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/index.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=5028&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The
 Top OOo Extensions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, second from last in the 
list).&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;In addition to these, MakeUseOf.com&amp;#8217;s Damien Oh writes 
&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/9-must-have-openoffice-extensions/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;9
 Must-Have OpenOffice Extensions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which offers another 
take on some of the best. Among his favorites are the Sun PDF Import Extension, 
Professional Template Pack II, OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs, Writer&amp;#8217;s 
Tools, LanguageTool, and several more.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
+               <author>
+                       <name>Benjamin Horst</name>
+                       <uri>http://www.solidoffice.com</uri>
+               </author>
+               <source>
+                       <title type="html">SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org</title>
+                       <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to 
OpenOffice.org</subtitle>
+                       <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/>
+                       
<id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id>
+                       <updated>2008-12-01T18:00:17+00:00</updated>
+               </source>
+       </entry>
+
        <entry>
                <title type="html">Newsletter</title>
                <link 
href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/11/newsletter.html"/>
@@ -91,7 +111,7 @@
                        <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google 
Reader</title>
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<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
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                        <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to 
OpenOffice.org</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/>
                        
<id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-11-29T00:00:20+00:00</updated>
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        </entry>
 
@@ -165,7 +185,7 @@
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                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/>
                        <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id>
-                       <updated>2008-12-01T06:00:24+00:00</updated>
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@@ -185,7 +205,7 @@
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                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://ooomarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"/>
                        <id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4887643299605448632</id>
-                       <updated>2008-12-01T06:00:24+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-12-01T18:00:23+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -222,7 +242,7 @@
                        <subtitle type="html">Open Opinions about Open Source 
Software</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2"/>
                        <id>http://www.italovignoli.org/?feed=rss2</id>
-                       <updated>2008-12-01T06:00:22+00:00</updated>
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                        <link rel="self" 
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<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
-                       <updated>2008-12-01T12:00:17+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-12-01T18:00:19+00:00</updated>
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@@ -290,7 +310,7 @@
                        <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to 
OpenOffice.org</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/>
                        
<id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-11-29T00:00:20+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-12-01T18:00:17+00:00</updated>
                </source>
        </entry>
 
@@ -356,7 +376,7 @@
                        <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to 
OpenOffice.org</subtitle>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/>
                        
<id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-11-29T00:00:20+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-12-01T18:00:17+00:00</updated>
                </source>
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@@ -380,7 +400,7 @@
                        <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google 
Reader</title>
                        <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.google.co.uk/reader/public/atom/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast"/>
                        
<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
-                       <updated>2008-12-01T12:00:17+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-12-01T18:00:19+00:00</updated>
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@@ -457,36 +477,7 @@
                        <title type="html">jpmcc's shared items in Google 
Reader</title>
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<id>tag:google.com,2005:reader/user/06203502505240591501/state/com.google/broadcast</id>
-                       <updated>2008-12-01T12:00:17+00:00</updated>
-               </source>
-       </entry>
-
-       <entry xml:lang="en">
-               <title type="html">Ian Lynch on Malaysia’s Open Source 
Strategy</title>
-               <link href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909"/>
-               <id>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=909</id>
-               <updated>2008-11-13T15:02:54+00:00</updated>
-               <content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo 
community member and founder of &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.theingots.org/&quot;&gt;The INGOTs&lt;/a&gt; project, 
recently returned from Malaysia, where he studied the government&amp;#8217;s 
strategy to adopt open source. He describes his experience in &amp;#8220;&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100&quot;&gt;Malaysian 
Government&amp;#8217;s World Leading Open Source 
Strategy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8220;:&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of &lt;a 
title=&quot;UPSI home&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.upsi.edu.my/&quot;&gt;Universiti Pendidikan Sultan 
Idris&lt;/a&gt; (UPSI) provided a great insight into the Malaysian 
Government&amp;#8217;s &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.oscc.org.my/&quot;&gt;strategy&lt;/a&gt; to move all 
public administration to Open Source software. &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.mampu.gov.my/&quot;&gt;The Malaysian Administrative 
Modernisation and Management Planning Unit&lt;/a&gt; (MAMPU) and the &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.oscc.org.my/&quot;&gt;Open Source Competency Center 
&lt;/a&gt;(OSCC) published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In 
contrast with political strategies that are more about presentation and spin, 
this publication is a refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking 
into account the existing position and infrastructure.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several 
years now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken 
concrete steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive 
conclusions:&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported 
were&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;ul&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;80% on software licensing costs&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;58% in development and consultancy&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;7% in software support&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;31% overall.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;/ul&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;Lynch concludes &amp;#8220;Malaysia shows that&amp;#8230; putting the 
needs of the tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a 
responsibility governments ought to be taking more seriously.&amp;#8221; He 
describes Malaysia&amp;#8217;s growth toward a technology leadership position 
in Southeast Asia, and how open source has played a key role in that 
process.&lt;/p&gt;</content>
-               <author>
-                       <name>Benjamin Horst</name>
-                       <uri>http://www.solidoffice.com</uri>
-               </author>
-               <source>
-                       <title type="html">SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org</title>
-                       <subtitle type="html">Home of The Tiny Guide to 
OpenOffice.org</subtitle>
-                       <link rel="self" 
href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed"/>
-                       
<id>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/category/openofficeorg/feed</id>
-                       <updated>2008-11-29T00:00:20+00:00</updated>
+                       <updated>2008-12-01T18:00:19+00:00</updated>
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 </div>
 
-<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a 
href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: December 01, 2008 12:00 
PM GMT</em></p>
+<p><em>Bloggings on marketing topics by project members - see <a 
href="#disclaimer">disclaimer</a>.<br />Last updated: December 01, 2008 06:00 
PM GMT</em></p>
 
+<h2>December 01, 2008</h2>
+<h3>
+<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org">
+Benjamin Horst</a>&nbsp;:&nbsp;
+<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/917";>
+“9 Must-Have OpenOffice Extensions”</a>
+</h3>
+<p>
+<p>OpenOffice&#8217;s Extensions are getting a lot of attention lately. 
Several articles in the latest <a href="http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/";>Linux 
Identity</a> special issue describe extensions, including my own (<a 
href="http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5028";><em>The
 Top OOo Extensions</em></a>, second from last in the list).</p>
+<p>In addition to these, MakeUseOf.com&#8217;s Damien Oh writes <a 
href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/9-must-have-openoffice-extensions/";><em>9 
Must-Have OpenOffice Extensions</em></a>, which offers another take on some of 
the best. Among his favorites are the Sun PDF Import Extension, Professional 
Template Pack II, OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs, Writer&#8217;s Tools, 
LanguageTool, and several more.</p></p>
+<p>
+<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/917";>by Benjamin Horst at 
December 01, 2008 01:31 PM GMT</a></em>
+</p>
+<br />
+<hr />
+<br />
 <h2>November 30, 2008</h2>
 <h3>
 <a href="http://lodahl.blogspot.com/search/label/OpenOffice.org"; 
title="Lodahl's blog">
@@ -407,30 +423,6 @@
 <br />
 <hr />
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-<h3>
-<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com"; title="SolidOffice » OpenOffice.org">
-Benjamin Horst</a>&nbsp;:&nbsp;
-<a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909";>
-Ian Lynch on Malaysia’s Open Source Strategy</a>
-</h3>
-<p>
-<p>Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo community member and founder of <a 
href="http://www.theingots.org/";>The INGOTs</a> project, recently returned from 
Malaysia, where he studied the government&#8217;s strategy to adopt open 
source. He describes his experience in &#8220;<a 
href="http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100";>Malaysian 
Government&#8217;s World Leading Open Source Strategy</a>&#8220;:</p>
-<p>&#8220;My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of <a title="UPSI home" 
href="http://www.upsi.edu.my/";>Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris</a> (UPSI) 
provided a great insight into the Malaysian Government&#8217;s <a 
href="http://www.oscc.org.my/";>strategy</a> to move all public administration 
to Open Source software. <a href="http://www.mampu.gov.my/";>The Malaysian 
Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit</a> (MAMPU) and the 
<a href="http://www.oscc.org.my/";>Open Source Competency Center </a>(OSCC) 
published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In contrast with political 
strategies that are more about presentation and spin, this publication is a 
refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking into account the 
existing position and infrastructure.&#8221;</p>
-<p>Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several years 
now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken concrete 
steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive 
conclusions:</p>
-<p>&#8220;In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported were</p>
-<ul>
-<li>80% on software licensing costs</li>
-<li>58% in development and consultancy</li>
-<li>7% in software support</li>
-<li>31% overall.&#8221;</li>
-</ul>
-<p>Lynch concludes &#8220;Malaysia shows that&#8230; putting the needs of the 
tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a responsibility 
governments ought to be taking more seriously.&#8221; He describes 
Malaysia&#8217;s growth toward a technology leadership position in Southeast 
Asia, and how open source has played a key role in that process.</p></p>
-<p>
-<em><a href="http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909";>by Benjamin Horst at 
November 13, 2008 03:02 PM GMT</a></em>
-</p>
-<br />
-<hr />
-<br />
 <a id="disclaimer" name="disclaimer"></a>
 <p><em>Disclaimer: all views expressed on this page are those 
 of the individual contributors, and may not reflect the views of the 

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+<item rdf:about="http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=917";>
+       <title>Benjamin Horst: “9 Must-Have OpenOffice Extensions”</title>
+       <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/917</link>
+       <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;OpenOffice&amp;#8217;s Extensions are getting 
a lot of attention lately. Several articles in the latest &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/&quot;&gt;Linux Identity&lt;/a&gt; 
special issue describe extensions, including my own (&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/index.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=5028&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The
 Top OOo Extensions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, second from last in the 
list).&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;In addition to these, MakeUseOf.com&amp;#8217;s Damien Oh writes 
&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/9-must-have-openoffice-extensions/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;9
 Must-Have OpenOffice Extensions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which offers another 
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Professional Template Pack II, OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs, Writer&amp;#8217;s 
Tools, LanguageTool, and several more.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
+       <dc:date>2008-12-01T13:31:10+00:00</dc:date>
+</item>
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rdf:about="tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-8159324126494009918">
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-       <title>Benjamin Horst: Ian Lynch on Malaysia’s Open Source 
Strategy</title>
-       <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909</link>
-       <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo community member 
and founder of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theingots.org/&quot;&gt;The 
INGOTs&lt;/a&gt; project, recently returned from Malaysia, where he studied the 
government&amp;#8217;s strategy to adopt open source. He describes his 
experience in &amp;#8220;&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100&quot;&gt;Malaysian 
Government&amp;#8217;s World Leading Open Source 
Strategy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8220;:&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of &lt;a 
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Idris&lt;/a&gt; (UPSI) provided a great insight into the Malaysian 
Government&amp;#8217;s &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.oscc.org.my/&quot;&gt;strategy&lt;/a&gt; to move all 
public administration to Open Source software. &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.mampu.gov.my/&quot;&gt;The Malaysian Administrative 
Modernisation and Management Planning Unit&lt;/a&gt; (MAMPU) and the &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.oscc.org.my/&quot;&gt;Open Source Competency Center 
&lt;/a&gt;(OSCC) published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In 
contrast with political strategies that are more about presentation and spin, 
this publication is a refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking 
into account the existing position and infrastructure.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several 
years now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken 
concrete steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive 
conclusions:&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported 
were&lt;/p&gt;
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-&lt;li&gt;80% on software licensing costs&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;58% in development and consultancy&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;7% in software support&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;31% overall.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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-&lt;p&gt;Lynch concludes &amp;#8220;Malaysia shows that&amp;#8230; putting the 
needs of the tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a 
responsibility governments ought to be taking more seriously.&amp;#8221; He 
describes Malaysia&amp;#8217;s growth toward a technology leadership position 
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+       <title>Benjamin Horst: “9 Must-Have OpenOffice Extensions”</title>
+       <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=917</guid>
+       <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/917</link>
+       <description>&lt;p&gt;OpenOffice&amp;#8217;s Extensions are getting a 
lot of attention lately. Several articles in the latest &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/&quot;&gt;Linux Identity&lt;/a&gt; 
special issue describe extensions, including my own (&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.linuxidentity.com/us/index.php?name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=5028&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;The
 Top OOo Extensions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, second from last in the 
list).&lt;/p&gt;
+&lt;p&gt;In addition to these, MakeUseOf.com&amp;#8217;s Damien Oh writes 
&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/9-must-have-openoffice-extensions/&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;9
 Must-Have OpenOffice Extensions&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, which offers another 
take on some of the best. Among his favorites are the Sun PDF Import Extension, 
Professional Template Pack II, OpenOffice.org2GoogleDocs, Writer&amp;#8217;s 
Tools, LanguageTool, and several more.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
+       <pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
+</item>
+<item>
        <title>Leif Lodahl: Newsletter</title>
        
<guid>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5198340507565233169.post-8159324126494009918</guid>
        <link>http://lodahl.blogspot.com/2008/11/newsletter.html</link>
@@ -234,23 +242,6 @@
 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Page containing MD5SUM checksums&quot; 
href=&quot;http://download.openoffice.org/680/md5sums.html&quot;&gt;http://download.openoffice.org/680/md5sums.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
 </item>
-<item>
-       <title>Benjamin Horst: Ian Lynch on Malaysia’s Open Source 
Strategy</title>
-       <guid>http://www.solidoffice.com/?p=909</guid>
-       <link>http://www.solidoffice.com/archives/909</link>
-       <description>&lt;p&gt;Ian Lynch, a longtime OOo community member and 
founder of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theingots.org/&quot;&gt;The 
INGOTs&lt;/a&gt; project, recently returned from Malaysia, where he studied the 
government&amp;#8217;s strategy to adopt open source. He describes his 
experience in &amp;#8220;&lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.theingots.org/community/node/6100&quot;&gt;Malaysian 
Government&amp;#8217;s World Leading Open Source 
Strategy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8220;:&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;My recent trip to Malaysia at the invitation of &lt;a 
title=&quot;UPSI home&quot; 
href=&quot;http://www.upsi.edu.my/&quot;&gt;Universiti Pendidikan Sultan 
Idris&lt;/a&gt; (UPSI) provided a great insight into the Malaysian 
Government&amp;#8217;s &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.oscc.org.my/&quot;&gt;strategy&lt;/a&gt; to move all 
public administration to Open Source software. &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.mampu.gov.my/&quot;&gt;The Malaysian Administrative 
Modernisation and Management Planning Unit&lt;/a&gt; (MAMPU) and the &lt;a 
href=&quot;http://www.oscc.org.my/&quot;&gt;Open Source Competency Center 
&lt;/a&gt;(OSCC) published implementation guidelines in August 2008. In 
contrast with political strategies that are more about presentation and spin, 
this publication is a refreshing object lesson in planning for change, taking 
into account the existing position and infrastructure.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;Malaysia has been talking about migrating to open source for several 
years now. Unlike some other countries, however, Malaysia has also taken 
concrete steps in the form of pilot projects. It has reached some very positive 
conclusions:&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;In 5 pilots across 4 ministries, savings reported 
were&lt;/p&gt;
-&lt;ul&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;80% on software licensing costs&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;58% in development and consultancy&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;7% in software support&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;li&gt;31% overall.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
-&lt;/ul&gt;
-&lt;p&gt;Lynch concludes &amp;#8220;Malaysia shows that&amp;#8230; putting the 
needs of the tax payer before those of shareholders of private companies is a 
responsibility governments ought to be taking more seriously.&amp;#8221; He 
describes Malaysia&amp;#8217;s growth toward a technology leadership position 
in Southeast Asia, and how open source has played a key role in that 
process.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
-       <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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