[IP] Japan, China, SKorea join to develop Windows contender

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

[ To the US and maybe EU IPers: before we all stand up and applaud, one 
should carefully note that this is a direct challenge to US market 
dominance in the software (and soon hardware) marketplace. It is not just a 
challenge to Microsoft. Pick your side but understand the implications to 
the your countries economy djf]

Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 09:13:42 -0700
From: Kurt Albershardt <kurt@nv.net>
Subject: Japan, China, SKorea join to develop Windows contender
To: dave@farber.net

<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20040404/tc_afp/japan_china_skorea_computer_windows>

A brief AFP story describes an Asian agreement to facilitate Linux 
development as an alternative to the Microsoft monopoly:

The agreement was signed in Beijing on Saturday following a meeting of 
senior government officials from the three countries, the Yomiuri Shimbun 
and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said Sunday.

It was the first accord signed by major economies on telecommunications 
development.

The three countries would help their private sectors develop Linux, an 
open-source OS that can be copied and modified freely, the reports said.

They will separately promote the use of Linux for their government computer 
systems, the reports said, adding they also agreed to set up a joint forum 
for their private companies to promote open-source operating systems in 
northeast Asia.

The project is part of combined efforts to reduce reliance on Microsoft's 
operating system, which they say has oppressed their business strength in 
the computer software industry.  

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