Open Source
Indonesia’s awards for software programmers
The Research and Technology Ministry and PT Telkom will present awards to programmers capable of developing ‘open source’ software to commemorate the 12th National Technology Day.
The award will only be presented to individuals or organizations whose products could be proven to be useful, original and uniquie.
The last date to submit product to be judged is […]
Indonesian Government launches IGOS release 3
The Indonesian Government’s mission of going open source is nearly accomplished. The Government has already launched its latest distro IGOS Nusantara 2006 Release 3 for the country’s users.
IGOS (Indonesia, go open source!) is a national effort to strengthen the national information technology system as well as to exploit the global information technology development through utilization […]
Indonesian Ubuntu distributes DVD versions
Due to expensive Internet access, the Indonesian Ubuntu community has had quite a unique approach to distribute the whole Ubuntu software package in DVDs. So far, free Ubuntu software packages are delivered in CDs globally.
According to Harry Sufehmi, one of Indonesia’s Ubuntu activists, the DVDs help people access gigabytes of free software for Ubuntu without […]
