IDA Open Source Migration Guidelines - From EUROPA Interchange of Data between Administrations, European Commission strategic initiative; practical, detailed recommendations ton migrate to Open Source Software office programs, calendaring, e-mail, others; developed with guidance from public sector IT experts of 9 nations; 418 pages; description, downloads.
New project, intended as stable, fast, secure, reliable, easy to use, 32-bit protected mode OS for x86 and later PowerPC systems, open source, many features, graphical user interface (GUI), to replace Microsoft Windows, all versions.
Full-featured, preemptive multi-tasking/threading operating system for 6502. Implements some Unix-like features: signals, semaphores, relocatable fileformat, standard library, internet support via a type of simplified sockets, virtual consoles.
Government plans to put financial effort into Linux-based software; may rival Microsoft Windows in one of world's fastest-growing technology markets, official says. [CNN.com] (November 5, 2003)
Plans for governments and private sector firms of China, Japan, South Korea, to jointly work together to develop new OS to rival Microsoft Windows to be unveiled later this week, according to 2 Japanese newspaper reports. [InfoWorld] (September 2, 2003)
Japanese consumer electronics makers are backing away from efforts to move proprietary OSs into wider use, turning instead to open source OSs, mostly Linux. [EE Times] (January 23, 2003)
