As part of encouraging developing countries using open source software programs, an international joint organization has created a desktop manual based on a Linux operating system for novice PC users. In this manual of this International Open Source Organization Network (IOSN) funded by the United Nations, how to manage files, browsing web pages, and writing OpenOffice documents in the manual of the United Nations International Open Source Organization Network (IOSN).
According to a manager called Abraham, the manager of Abraham said this Tuesday, IOSN organizes to encourage the development department to develop some projects, especially those funded by the United Nations, information and communication technology development (ICT4D) projects can use open source code. software. He said that there are 800 ICT4D projects around the world, most of which are currently running proprietary software.
For computer and software vendors, developing countries and regions are becoming an increasingly important market. According to analysts, by the end of the 2000s, the global PC users will exceed 1 billion households. Most of these new users will be from developing countries such as China, India and Russia. These markets are also becoming a big battlefield between Microsoft's proprietary code software vendors and open source software supporters.
There are two formats of the Linux operating system user manual available on the Internet. According to Abraham, IOSN organization is also planning to issue a print version of Linux operating system user manual and "Linux Live" CD. It can be used to try a Linux operating system without any change in the system. The license agreement used by the Linux operating system user manual allows other organizations to copy and issue. In addition, IOSN organizations also want more similar development projects to use open source software.
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