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Asian open-source group firms up plans
The three North Asian countries in an alliance to develop an open source alternative to Windows moved a step closer to concrete action on Friday at a meeting in Osaka, Japan. According to a report in the Asian Wall Street Journal, officials from the Japan IT Services Industry Association, the China Software Industry Association and the Federation of Korean Information Industries announced the creation of bodies in each country that will manage the three-partner collaboration.
The three North Asian countries in an alliance to develop an open source alternative to Windows moved a step closer to concrete action on Friday at a meeting in Osaka, Japan.
According to a report in the Asian Wall Street Journal, officials from the Japan IT Services Industry Association, the China Software Industry Association and the Federation of Korean Information Industries announced the creation of bodies in each country that will manage the three-partner collaboration. The three groups are umbrella organizations for over 1,000 companies, according to other reports. Read the full story on CNETAsia.