Did Vietnam take open source too far?
It’s what every red-blooded capitalist with a Microsoft button (little black squares with “G: The Chairman” in white) most fears, and rails against here and elsewhere, especially when we talk about open source in the developing world.
Mandate open source? Force everyone to use Linux? That’s…that’s…communist! Can they do that?
Yes, they can. If, like Vietnam, they’re communist to begin with.
Actually you don’t have to be communist to do what Vietnam has done, which is to mandate use of Linux on all government servers and an open source application stack, including Open Office, Firefox, and Thunderbird on PCs by mid-year.
But it helps.
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Get over it
"On the other hand, do we want open source associated with the government of Vietnam, a word which still sends shudders through conservative (and ex-military) hearts, nearly 35 years after the end of what folks there call “the American War?”
This is ridiculous reasoning. The author is using the above statement to justify the title of the article. The US has very friendly relations with Vietnam today and the open source community should be applauding their efforts. We could get into the reasons we fought in Vietnam and if it was just or not, but that is an entirely different subject and completely unrelated with their drive towards open source. If modern Vietnam sends shudders through your heart, you should seek counseling and get over it.