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A FOSS Primer for International Policy-makers |
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Source: www.newsforge.com - Posted by Paul VonBurg
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When investigating free and open source software (FOSS) development and implementation in developing countries, you're likely to run into Ken Wong and Phet Sayo's FOSS primer, published by the International Open Source Network. What makes this primer so special, and so widely known? To find out, we interviewed the authors.
NewsForge: There are a number of FOSS primers available on the Internet. What motivated you to write yours, and what makes it different from the others?
Wong: While several primers and countless articles about free/open source software did exist at the time we created the first of our primers, none of them tackled it from the perspective of developing countries. As part of the United Nations Development Programme, the International Open Source Network works to fulfill a perceived lack of information targeted towards policy-makers in developing nations.
The introductory primer and all other primers in the series address issues that are of interest to policy-makers. These include how FOSS can benefit a nation's development, policies that encourage or stifle FOSS, and related subjects. While we would hope that the primers are of value to the general public, they are targeted primarily at ensuring that policy-makers have all the information they need to guide the policies and development strategies of their developing nation.
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