Da Massive writes "Speaking at the linux.conf.au event in Melbourne,
Australia, independent open source consultant Ricardo Gonzalez has told
of how he has helped bring 23,000 Linux PCs to over 1000 schools in the
Philippines: 'Ministers in the Filipino government now understand Linux
can do so much for so little outlay.'"
The slow process of educating a government that knew only Microsoft is
especially well described in this piece.
Slashdot:
http://tinyurl.com/yus8rl
ComputerWorld Article:
http://tinyurl.com/2dat7m
Rob
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