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<DIV>Hi All,</DIV>
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<DIV>On that note, coming April China chooses Ubuntu as national reference OS <A href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/23/china-chooses-ubuntu-for-a-national-reference-os-coming-in-april/">http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/23/china-chooses-ubuntu-for-a-national-reference-os-coming-in-april/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV>Ed</DIV>
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<DIV>------ Original Message ------</DIV>
<DIV>From: "Edwin Liava'a" <<A href="mailto:liavaa.edwin@gmail.com">liavaa.edwin@gmail.com</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: "Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society Discussion List" <<A href="mailto:picisoc@picisoc.org">picisoc@picisoc.org</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Cc: "GIS/RS SIG" <<A href="mailto:gis-pacnet@picisoc.org">gis-pacnet@picisoc.org</A>>; "pacific-islands@lists.osgeo.org" <<A href="mailto:pacific-islands@lists.osgeo.org">pacific-islands@lists.osgeo.org</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: 3/27/2013 6:45:21 AM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Government mandates preference for open source</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi All,</DIV>
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<DIV>A great read on UK government mandate to move forward with open source on <A href="http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240179643/Government-mandates-preference-for-open-source">http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240179643/Government-mandates-preference-for-open-source</A></DIV>
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<DIV>How about us Pacific Islands governments?</DIV>
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<DIV>cheers,</DIV>
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<DIV>Edwin</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>