Japan wants to switch to open source

[HPC GUY]

http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-966700.html

yet another country looking for independence

[PsysicTV]

Well, duh. Japan's got all the l337 technology, and a _very_ wired culture, so why would they stick with a backwards, insecure OS?   :cool:

[lazygamer]

Yah, their probably getting tired of wind0ze crashing, everytime they put on a Hentai mpeg in WMP.  

[ November 23, 2002: Message edited by: lazygamer ]

[Bazoukas]

Man they really going at it in the forum under the article.

[lazygamer]

Ya see, the FUD faggot mass market fecal cesspool zombies are fighting, then the 1337 open source special forces are pwning them in a freestyle verbal battle.

Go 1337 open source special forces!

[Refalm]

1337 open source? Don't insult the OpenSource community  

[slave]

Here's a comment I found particularly funny:

 

quote: OK, so I will admit Windows security is not that great. I will also admit we recently lost data and my senior managers are pointing to my all encompassing .NET initiative as a possible cause. However, I will still defend that Windows is the single best platform in the world for delivering easy to use applications and administration as well as a really slick GUI. I will also state that IE 6 is the best browser on the planet.

[Doctor V]

I really hope Linux does take off in Japan.  I've never heard much about what OS the gov. uses.  But there are a few Japanese specific distro's, like Turbo and Plamo.  Some of the others, like Redhat and Mandrake support Japanese, but not 100%.  All of the businesses I have worked with use Linux servers, and about the only time windows is used in my company is when we are localizing software from American companys.  As far as home computers go, Linux is almost unheard of, but Macs are still very popular (a few Macs people in my company use macs as well).

In other news, the competition in the broadband market is insane.  Broadband actually costs less then ISDN/dialup because the phone costs are so high.

And yes, the culture is wierd, very wierd.

V

[lazygamer]

Doctor, according to your location, are you a US citizen vacationing in Japan right now?

The only problems I have with Japan are the pollution and overcrowding. Both of these problems Canada lacks, and if you go 200KM north of the US border, these problems become a joke.
(as 80%+ of our people live within 200KM of the border)

Netherlands is probably an awesome country, but that overcrowding thing is scary! I grew up in a town that has never reached over 85000 people, and another 85000 person town is a loooong ways away. So even though im not into nature hikes, im quite fearful of overcrowding.  

[voidmain]

I grew up in a town of 700, well actually on a farm outside of town. Had 30 kids in my graduating class.  Before that I lived in a town of around 90 people. The closest big city was around 40 miles away at around 50,000 people.

[Calum]

i am happy, but astonished to hear that japan is considering any open source software.

[Doctor V]

quote:Originally posted by lazygamer:
Doctor, according to your location, are you a US citizen vacationing in Japan right now?

Yes, but not on vacation.  I have been living here and working for about 3 years.  Actually alot of the programmers in Japan are foreign.

 

quote:
The only problems I have with Japan are the pollution and overcrowding. Both of these problems Canada lacks, and if you go 200KM north of the US border, these problems become a joke.
(as 80%+ of our people live within 200KM of the border)

Netherlands is probably an awesome country, but that overcrowding thing is scary! I grew up in a town that has never reached over 85000 people, and another 85000 person town is a loooong ways away. So even though im not into nature hikes, im quite fearful of overcrowding.    

Tokyo is a heckuva lot bigger than any city in the US.  The overcrowding is rediculous!  It leads to tiny apartments that cost lots of money.  Yes, Canada is a great place, I'd love to live there if it weren't so COLD!  I too am surprised that a country that is America's bitch this much would actually consider non-M$ software.

V

[lazygamer]

Cold? Ironically I've been thinking how global warming has robbed me of true Canadian experiences. Basically -40 degree cold extremes, and backyard snow reaching 5+ feet.

What is the temperature right now? Varying between -10 and 10. IMO, that's not really freezing. This year we only got down to -20, I don't believe we hit -30. No snow in sight lol!(2 months ago there was more cold and snow)

I find 10 degrees reasonably comfortable weather. I am refering to celcius though.

[Doctor V]

You Canadians are crazy!  10 degrees comfortable?  I think 20+ is about right.  


And its time for the America to dump the ancient measurement system and adopt the far superior metric system that the rest of the world uses.

[Pissed_Macman]

quote:  OK, so I will admit Windows security is not that great. I will also admit we recently lost data and my senior managers are pointing to my all encompassing .NET initiative as a possible cause. However, I will still defend that Windows is the single best platform in the world for delivering easy to use applications and administration as well as a really slick GUI. I will also state that IE 6 is the best browser on the planet.

Sounds like Linux User himself several months ago.