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The Open Source Revolution in Pakistan

Michel Bauwens

4th September 2006

FOSS hits mainstream media in Pakistan! “Open it up” SPIDER Magazine’s
September 2006 issue on FOSS. Highlights from the September 2006 issue.

Editorial: www.spider.tm/sep2006/ednotes.html

Cover Stories

Tune your brains,
by Fouad Riaz Bajwa

Open source software has gradually made its way across the shores to
Pakistan. It is not only major organisations but also interested individuals
that can benefit massively from its arrival

www.spider.tm/sep2006/cstory1.html

The open and closed case
by Nizar Diamond Ali

A study of open and closed source software reveals why more corporate and
home users are making the shift towards open source

www.spider.tm/sep2006/cstory2.html

My Ubuntu experience,
by By Noumaan Yaqoob
A computer user explains his reasons for switching from the near-ubiquitous
Windows operating system to a user-friendly version of Linux called Ubuntu

www.spider.tm/sep2006/cstory3.html

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