http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2002/7/2/business/halin&sec=b usiness
THE government is seriously studying various issues relating to the usage of Linux open systems in the public sector and in government schools, according to the parliamentary secretary to Energy, Communications and Multimedia Ministry Chia Kwang Chye. ... He said after the launch of IBM Malaysia's RM4mil Linux solutions centre that over 25 government agencies were already using the Linux platforms in its operations. ... "There is a possibility that some 2,300 schools in the country will be using the open Linux systems if the government decides to go ahead with the open systems," Chia said. ... He said that the adoption of Open Source technologies would increase the technical capabilities of nations to quickly equal that of other developed countries, especially in the creation and development of local home-grown contents, solutions and applications for the local, regional and global markets. (read more in the article)
