Open source in the Tajikistan, Taiwan, and Thailand

Open source in the Tajikistan, Taiwan, and Thailand

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Title Open Asia: Open source in the Tajikistan, Taiwan, and Thailand
Date 2003.10.20 4:08
Author StoneLion
Topic Linux
http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/10/10/1814248

We continue our country-by-country survey of the
availability of open source software across Asian countries
with a look at developments in Tajikistan, Taiwan, and
Thailand.

Tajikistan

The Linux Tajik Translation Project aims to translate
MandrakeLinux into the Tajik language.

Taiwan

The Register last year noted that "the Taiwanese legislature
has announced plans to subsidize development of open-source
systems for the public and private sectors, the Taipei Times
reported. Starting 2003, the National Supercomputing Center
will begin a two-year mission to encourage development
Chinese-language operating systems and office applications
for use throughout the nation's bureaux, schools and
offices. The legislature reckons that by getting into rehab
and kicking the Microsoft crack habit the government could
save NT $2 billion while the private sector could save NT
$10 billion in licensing fees."

CNET reported last year that the Taiwanese government had
launched an investigation into allegations that Microsoft
misused its market dominance by indiscriminately increasing
prices there. CNET also reported that Taiwan's government
"will encourage research and development in office software
and the opening of the source code for government agencies
and private establishments.... The government is also
planning to set up six educational centers around Taiwan to
train open-source developers. Three years after the
introduction of the open-source project, the centers will be
training 120,000 basic users and 9,600 advanced users."

Taiwan is home to the XCIN project, an X Input Method (XIM)
server that allows Chinese input under the X Window System.
The Chinese Linux Documentation Project aims to translate
Linux message into Chinese.

The Chinese Linux Extension Project, which provides Chinese
add-ons to Linux, was spotlighted in Salon.com last year
that covered a dispute over the use of the Taiwanese
Republic of China flag in Red Hat Linux.

User groups include the Tainan Linux User Group, Kaohsiung
Linux User Group, and Software Liberty Association of
Taiwan.

Thailand

Linux has a strong presence in Thailand. The Thai Linux
Working Group provides a mostly-Thai language Web portal for
FLOSS in this part of the globe, including many relevant
links. Software.thai.net provides information promoting open
source software. Pladao Office and Office TLE are Thai
versions of OpenOffice. Thailinux.com, OpenSource.thai.net,
and the Thailand Open Source Federation provide general
FLOSS information, as best we can tell without knowing the
language, and the country hosts the Prince of Songkla
University Linux User Group

Thailand's National Electronic and Computer Technology
Centre developed Linux School Internet Server (Linux-SIS), a
Linux distro designed to be an affordable alternative for
schools ready to move beyond the first phase of Internet
implementation. Version 1.0 was released in April 1997, and
the project is now up to version 4.2, which inlucdes a
Digital Library Tool Kit (designed to offer easy-to-use
functions, that allow teachers and specially those with no
knowledge of HTML to develop Net-based lessons for
students).

Other local distros include Linux TLE and GrandLinux.

Links

1. "Linux Tajik Translation Project" - http://68.54.23.240/tajiktrans.html
2. "noted" - http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/25566.html
3. "reported" - http://news.com.com/2100-1001-901763.html
4. "reported" - http://news.com.com/2100-1001-931765.html
5. "XCIN" - http://xcin.linux.org.tw/intro.En.html
6. "Chinese Linux Documentation Project" - http://uhome.ws/mirror/CLDP/NEW/
7. "Chinese Linux Extension Project" - http://cle.linux.org.tw/
8. "Salon.com" - http://www.salon.com/tech/col/leon/2002/10/31/taiwan_flag/?x
9. "Tainan Linux User Group" - http://tnlug.linux.org.tw/
10. "Kaohsiung Linux User Group" - http://kalug.linux.org.tw/
11. "Software Liberty Association of Taiwan." - http://www.softwareliberty.org/index_html.en
12. "Thai Linux Working Group" - http://linux.thai.net/
13. "relevant links" - http://linux.thai.net/index.php3?CONTENT=links.html
14. "Software.thai.net" - http://software.thai.net/
15. "Pladao Office" - http://www.pladao.org/index.php?newlang=english
16. "Office TLE" - http://www.opentle.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpWiki&file=index&pagename=OfficeTLE
17. "Thailinux.com" - http://www.thailinux.com/
18. "OpenSource.thai.net" - http://opensource.thai.net/
19. "Thailand Open Source Federation" - http://www.tosf.org/
20. "Prince of Songkla University Linux User Group" - http://www.linux.psu.ac.th/service.php
21. "Linux School Internet Server" - http://www.nectec.or.th/linux-sis/
22. "Linux TLE" - http://www.opentle.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=phpWiki&file=index&pagename=LinuxTLE
23. "GrandLinux" - http://www.grandlinux.com/

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