[Linux-bruxelles] Re: Linux-bruxelles digest, Vol 1 #794 - 17 msgs
anthony DEDE
anthonydede at hotmail.com
Mar 19 Nov 11:13:07 CET 2002
ms office
j'utilise déja office, mais appelons un chat un chat: je travaille beaucoup
avec les tableaux croisé dynamique sur windows XP je ne peut malheureusement
pas travailler à la maison sur mon pc car open office n'est pas encore au
point pour l'exploitation intensive des données.
(déja office 2000 ne m'offre déja pas assez ce qu'il me faut pour ce que je
fait).
je peut ramener le pc du bureau mais je veux quand même montrer qu'il est
possible de passer intégralement à linux sans perte.(et je suis sur de cela
désolé de m'entêter)
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>Subject: Linux-bruxelles digest, Vol 1 #794 - 17 msgs
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:43:01 +0100
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> 1. Re: Re: Linux-bruxelles digest, Vol 1 #784 - 9
> msgs (Luc Viatour)
> 2. Re: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Assem?=
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?bl=E9e_g=E9n=E9rale_de_l'ASBL_+_=E9lection?=
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?s?= au Conseil d'Administration (Frederic Peters)
> 3. Re: =?iso-8859-1?B?UHLp?=
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?paration?= LCP du 24 (Frederic Peters)
> 4. Re: Re: Linux-bruxelles digest, Vol 1 #784 - 9 msgs (Frederic
>Peters)
> 5. Re: Affiche lcp12 (Frederic Peters)
> 6. Re: Affiche lcp12 (Luc Viatour)
> 7. Re: Affiche lcp12 (Eric Hanuise)
> 8. [cours] local (Carl Devos)
> 9. Japon sous Linux (Luc Viatour)
> 10. Re: Japon sous Linux (Luc Viatour)
> 11. Debian policy et =?ISO-8859-1?Q?d=E9pendances?= cycliques (Jerome
>Warnier)
> 12. content management system (Benoit Mortier)
> 13. Re: Japon sous Linux (Frederic Lemoine)
>
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>
>Message: 1
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] Re: Linux-bruxelles digest, Vol 1 #784 - 9
> msgs
>From: Luc Viatour <l.viatour at mm.be>
>To: Liste Bxlug <linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be>
>Date: 18 Nov 2002 13:01:36 +0100
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Le lun 18/11/2002 =E0 12:52, anthony DEDE a =E9crit :
> > "utilisation ms office"
> >=20
> > bonjour,
> >=20
> > comment puis-je utiliser MS-office sur linux
> >=20
> > Pr=E9cision je n'ai pas de dual boot et ne compte pas en
>avoir(honn=EAtem=
>ent je=20
> > ne vois pas pour quoi je devrais avoir deux os sur mon pc et surtout
>pas=20
> > l'autre)
> >=20
> > je sais que c'est possible par wine mais =E0 par le boire je ne vois pas
>=
>trop=20
> > comment faire(faut il cr=E9er une partition dos? comment installer ms
>off=
>ice)
> >=20
> > merci d'avance =E0 ceux qui voudront bien m'apporter leur assistance ou
>t=
>out=20
> > d=E9but de solution
>
>Pourquoi installer un logiciel propri=E9taire? OpenOffice.org fonctionne
>tr=E8s bien et est compatible avec les documents de la suite MS.
>Ici chez Dupedi nous l'utilisons sur 22 postes bureautique depuis de
>mois de Juillet sans gros probl=E8me.
>Et il fonctionne sous Linux sans =E9mulateur.
>--=20
>Luc Viatour =20
>Dupedi S.A., rue de Stalle 70-82 1180 Bruxelles
>Tel: 02.333 07 18 Fax: 02.332 05 98 Website: http://www.dupedi.be
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:19:45 +0100
>To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Assem?=
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?bl=E9e_g=E9n=E9rale_de_l'ASBL_+_=E9lection?=
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?s?= au Conseil d'Administration
>From: Frederic Peters <fpeters at theridion.com>
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
> > Pour ceux qui veulent comme moi se rafraichir la mémoire, les statuts
>sont
> > sur http://www.bxlug.be/articles/4
> >
> > (Une suggestion: pourquoi pas http://www.bxlug.be/status/ qui me
>sembelrait
> > tellement plus clair ?)
>
>Oui, mais des fautes d'orthographes dans les URLs, ça ne le fait pas
>trop :) (et le slash final n'a aucun sens).
>
>Allez, hop: http://www.bxlug.be/statuts
>
>
>
> Frédéric
>
>--
>Frédéric Péters <fpeters at theridion.com> <fpeters at debian.org>
>Théridion, spécialistes GNU/Linux, rue de l'Aqueduc 83 - 1050 Bruxelles
>GPG: 1024D/6783ED5E: 62BF 2EDA 404A 6EB4 F5BE A1E2 A11D CBB1 6783 ED5E
>
>
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>
>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:20:37 +0100
>To: linux-bruxelles at perceval.bxlug.be
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] =?iso-8859-1?B?UHLp?=
> =?iso-8859-1?Q?paration?= LCP du 24
>From: Frederic Peters <fpeters at theridion.com>
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
> > Est-ce que Fred Peters fait une présentation spamassassin?
>
>Je pense que oui.
>
> > Est-ce qu'il faut un projo? Si oui, pour quelle(s) présentation(s)?
>
>Je pense que oui. Pour SpamAssassin en tout cas.
>
>
>
> Frédéric
>
>--
>Frédéric Péters <fpeters at theridion.com> <fpeters at debian.org>
>Théridion, spécialistes GNU/Linux, rue de l'Aqueduc 83 - 1050 Bruxelles
>GPG: 1024D/6783ED5E: 62BF 2EDA 404A 6EB4 F5BE A1E2 A11D CBB1 6783 ED5E
>
>
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>
>Message: 4
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:23:07 +0100
>To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] Re: Linux-bruxelles digest, Vol 1 #784 - 9
>msgs
>From: Frederic Peters <fpeters at theridion.com>
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>anthony DEDE écrivait:
>
> > comment puis-je utiliser MS-office sur linux
>
>Cela n'a pas beaucoup de sens. En effet, pourquoi, alors que l'on
>pourrait utiliser un système d'exploitation libre, faire un pas en
>arrière pour utiliser un tel logiciel propriétaire ?
>
>Surtout qu'OpenOffice.org est une alternative sérieuse et libre.
>
>
> Frédéric
>
>
>[PS: et quoter tout le digest, c'est pas top.]
>
>--
>Frédéric Péters <fpeters at theridion.com> <fpeters at debian.org>
>Théridion, spécialistes GNU/Linux, rue de l'Aqueduc 83 - 1050 Bruxelles
>GPG: 1024D/6783ED5E: 62BF 2EDA 404A 6EB4 F5BE A1E2 A11D CBB1 6783 ED5E
>
>
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>
>Message: 5
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:24:31 +0100
>To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] Affiche lcp12
>From: Frederic Peters <fpeters at theridion.com>
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Luc Viatour écrivait:
>
> > Voici le projet d'affiche pour la LCP de dimanche.
> >
> > ftp://mail.dupedi.be/outgoing/bxlug/aff_lcp_12.png
>
>Hum. On va encore penser qu'une certaine distribution à la main mise
>sur le BxLUG...
>
>
> Frédéric
>
>--
>Frédéric Péters <fpeters at theridion.com> <fpeters at debian.org>
>Théridion, spécialistes GNU/Linux, rue de l'Aqueduc 83 - 1050 Bruxelles
>GPG: 1024D/6783ED5E: 62BF 2EDA 404A 6EB4 F5BE A1E2 A11D CBB1 6783 ED5E
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 6
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] Affiche lcp12
>From: Luc Viatour <l.viatour at mm.be>
>To: Liste Bxlug <linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be>
>Date: 18 Nov 2002 13:29:04 +0100
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Le lun 18/11/2002 =E0 13:24, Frederic Peters a =E9crit :
> > Luc Viatour =E9crivait:
> >=20
> > > Voici le projet d'affiche pour la LCP de dimanche.
> > >=20
> > > ftp://mail.dupedi.be/outgoing/bxlug/aff_lcp_12.png
> >=20
> > Hum. On va encore penser qu'une certaine distribution =E0 la main mise
> > sur le BxLUG...
>
>Il faut bien comprendre le sens de l'image.
>C'est certaines personnes du Bxlug qui entre dans la fabuleuse aventure
>Debian et non Debian qui vampirise le Bxlug ;)
>--=20
>Luc Viatour =20
>Dupedi S.A., rue de Stalle 70-82 1180 Bruxelles
>Tel: 02.333 07 18 Fax: 02.332 05 98 Website: http://www.dupedi.be
>
>
>
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 7
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:35:12 +0100
>To: linux-bruxelles at perceval.bxlug.be
>From: Eric Hanuise <ehanuise at fantasybel.net>
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] Affiche lcp12
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>At 13:24 18/11/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >Luc Viatour =E9crivait:
> >
> > > Voici le projet d'affiche pour la LCP de dimanche.
> > >
> > > ftp://mail.dupedi.be/outgoing/bxlug/aff_lcp_12.png
> >
> >Hum. On va encore penser qu'une certaine distribution =E0 la main mise
> >sur le BxLUG...
>
>
>tant qu'on ne pense pas que le bxlug a la main mise sur une distro... :p
>
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 8
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 14:32:58 +0100
>From: Carl Devos <carl at zongo.be>
>To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>Subject: [Linux-bruxelles] [cours] local
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Bonjour,
>
>Vu qu'il y a un regain d'intérêt pour des cours débutants pour Linux et
>que j'ai eu la chance de suivre ceux donnés par Gilles Douillet l'an
>dernier, j'en ai parlé autour de moi.
>
>Notamment à Onekido, un ASBL du quartier des Marolles.
>
>Ils ont actuellement un parc en NT par manque de personnel qualifié en
>Linux pour la maintenance.
>
>Ils sont donc à la recherche d'un formateur pour une formation de base
>Linux. Pour eux, plus les jeunes du quartier intéressés.
>
>Il ont un local, nous avons les cellules grises.
>
>Est-ce qu'on recommencerait un cycle de cours?
>
>Si oui, qui donnerait quels cours?
>Est-ce qu'on part sur ce que José à pondu?
>
>On en discuterait pas dimanche à la LCP?
>Si oui, est-ce qu'invite qqn de chez Onekido?
>
> Carl
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 9
>From: Luc Viatour <l.viatour at mm.be>
>To: Liste Bxlug <linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be>
>Date: 18 Nov 2002 17:05:16 +0100
>Subject: [Linux-bruxelles] Japon sous Linux
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>
>--=-iDlhs6aTWEa/FfZkT8pl
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>
> Le gouvernement japonais, =E0 l'initiative d'un programme de
>d=E9veloppement de l'e-gouvernement, va =E9tudier le possible remplacement
>de l'OS actuellement utilis=E9 dans les institutions gouvernementales,
>Windows, par des solutions libres - en particulier GNU/Linux.
>
>Les raisons invoqu=E9es sont principalement li=E9es au degr=E9 de
>s=E9curit=
>=E9
>n=E9cessit=E9 par le projet et au bas prix, mais la libert=E9 de
>modificati=
>on
>du code est =E9galement mentionn=E9e.
>
>* [en] Source: Reuters (lire dans l'Hindustan Times)
>
>
>Japan may drop Windows to boost security Reuters
>Tokyo, November 16
>
>The Japanese government will consider replacing Microsoft Corp's
>Windows, used in much of its computer networks, with another operating
>system to bolster security, a newspaper said.
>
>The safety of computer networks is under scrutiny as Prime Minister
>Junichiro Koizumi's administration presses on towards a long-held goal
>of "e-government", which would allow citizens to deal with government
>agencies via the Internet.
>
>Windows now serves at the operating system for the bulk of servers and
>personal computers that are used for the Japanese government's computer
>networks, the Asahi Shimbun said.
>
>But the government is interested in studying the possibility of adopting
>alternative operating systems, particularly open source programmes such
>as Linux, the newspaper said.
>
>The advantage of open source programmes is that unlike Microsoft's
>software products, they do not require licensing fees and can be
>modified because their source codes are made available for free. This
>makes it easier for system operators to cope with any problems that
>could arise, the paper said.
>
>The source, or blueprint, of a programme determines how it works.
>
>The Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and
>Telecommunications will set up a panel of experts to study how other
>countries are using open source operating systems as early as the next
>fiscal year that starts next April, the paper said.
>
>Public Management ministry officials were not immediately available for
>comment.
>
>The review will take place after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's
>panel on promoting electronic government asked the government in August
>to develop or introduce an open-source programme for security reasons,
>the newspaper said.
>
>Concerns about computer security were stoked in August, when a leak of
>computer data for a computer network used by Japan's military came to
>light.
>
>The news of the data leak had come just a day after the introduction of
>a mandatory ID system that keeps track of personal data electronically,
>identifying every Japanese citizen with an 11-digit number.
>
>A number of municipalities have refused to implement the system, fearing
>misuse by hackers.
>
>Linux, essentially a free version of the proprietary Unix operating
>system, has been making strong inroads into the market for servers, the
>machines that manage networks of computers.
>
>This prompted Microsoft, which dominates the personal computer software
>market with its Windows operating system but is a relatively new entrant
>in the server market, to make an exhaustive study of the threats posed
>by open source.
>--=20
>Luc Viatour =20
>Dupedi S.A., rue de Stalle 70-82 1180 Bruxelles
>Tel: 02.333 07 18 Fax: 02.332 05 98 Website: http://www.dupedi.be
>
>
>
>--=-iDlhs6aTWEa/FfZkT8pl
>Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
>
><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN">
><HTML>
><HEAD>
> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8">
> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/1.0.2">
></HEAD>
><BODY>
><FONT COLOR="#ff0000"><B><U> Le gouvernement japonais, à l'initiative d'un
>programme de développement de l'e-gouvernement, va étudier le possible
>remplacement de l'OS actuellement utilisé dans les institutions
>gouvernementales, Windows, par des solutions libres - en particulier
>GNU/Linux.</FONT></B></U>
><BR>
><B><U></B></U>
><BR>
><B>Les raisons invoquées sont principalement liées au degré de sécurité
>nécessité par le projet et au bas prix, mais la liberté de modification du
>code est également mentionnée.</B>
><BR>
><B></B>
><BR>
><B>* [en] Source:</B><B><U> Reuters</B></U><B> (lire dans l'Hindustan
>Times)</B>
><BR>
><B></B>
><BR>
><FONT COLOR="#ff0000"><B><U></FONT></B></U>
><BR>
><FONT COLOR="#ff0000"><B><U>Japan may drop Windows to boost
>security Reuters</FONT></B></U>
><BR>
>Tokyo, November 16
><BR>
>
><BR>
>The Japanese government will consider replacing Microsoft Corp's Windows,
>used in much of its computer networks, with another operating system to
>bolster security, a newspaper said.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>The safety of computer networks is under scrutiny as Prime Minister
>Junichiro Koizumi's administration presses on towards a long-held goal of
>"e-government", which would allow citizens to deal with
>government agencies via the Internet.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>Windows now serves at the operating system for the bulk of servers and
>personal computers that are used for the Japanese government's computer
>networks, the Asahi Shimbun said.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>But the government is interested in studying the possibility of adopting
>alternative operating systems, particularly open source programmes such as
>Linux, the newspaper said.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>The advantage of open source programmes is that unlike Microsoft's software
>products, they do not require licensing fees and can be modified because
>their source codes are made available for free. This makes it easier for
>system operators to cope with any problems that could arise, the paper
>said.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>The source, or blueprint, of a programme determines how it works.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>The Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and
>Telecommunications will set up a panel of experts to study how other
>countries are using open source operating systems as early as the next
>fiscal year that starts next April, the paper said.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>Public Management ministry officials were not immediately available for
>comment.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>The review will take place after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's
>panel on promoting electronic government asked the government in August to
>develop or introduce an open-source programme for security reasons, the
>newspaper said.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>Concerns about computer security were stoked in August, when a leak of
>computer data for a computer network used by Japan's military came to
>light.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>The news of the data leak had come just a day after the introduction of a
>mandatory ID system that keeps track of personal data electronically,
>identifying every Japanese citizen with an 11-digit number.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>A number of municipalities have refused to implement the system, fearing
>misuse by hackers.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>Linux, essentially a free version of the proprietary Unix operating system,
>has been making strong inroads into the market for servers, the machines
>that manage networks of computers.
><BR>
>
><BR>
>This prompted Microsoft, which dominates the personal computer software
>market with its Windows operating system but is a relatively new entrant in
>the server market, to make an exhaustive study of the threats posed by open
>source.
><TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%">
><TR>
><TD>
><PRE>--
>Luc Viatour
>Dupedi S.A., rue de Stalle 70-82 1180 Bruxelles
>Tel: 02.333 07 18 Fax: 02.332 05 98 Website: http://www.dupedi.be
>
></PRE>
></TD>
></TR>
></TABLE>
>
></BODY>
></HTML>
>
>--=-iDlhs6aTWEa/FfZkT8pl--
>
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 10
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] Japon sous Linux
>From: Luc Viatour <l.viatour at mm.be>
>To: Liste Bxlug <linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be>
>Date: 18 Nov 2002 17:10:20 +0100
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Le lun 18/11/2002 =E0 17:05, Luc Viatour a =E9crit :
>
>D=E9sol=E9 pour le html mais c'est une erreur de destination.
>--=20
>Luc Viatour =20
>Dupedi S.A., rue de Stalle 70-82 1180 Bruxelles
>Tel: 02.333 07 18 Fax: 02.332 05 98 Website: http://www.dupedi.be
>
>
>
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 11
>From: Jerome Warnier <jwarnier at beeznest.net>
>To: "BxLUG A.S.B.L." <linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be>
>Organization:
>Date: 18 Nov 2002 10:21:09 +0100
>Subject: [Linux-bruxelles] Debian policy et =?ISO-8859-1?Q?d=E9pendances?=
>cycliques
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Est-ce que quelqu'un peut me dire si les d=E9pendances cycliques sont
>permises dans Debian et pourquoi?
>
>Je viens de trouver le package gtkhtml qui d=E9pend de gtkhtml-data, qui
>lui-m=EAme d=E9pend du premier.
>
>Je trouve cela =E9trange... s'ils d=E9pendent l'un de l'autre, pourquoi n=
>e
>sont-ils pas dans le m=EAme package?
>
>Merci d'avance
>
>--=20
>Jerome Warnier <jwarnier at beeznest.net>
>
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 12
>From: Benoit Mortier <benoit.mortier at opensides.be>
>Organization: Opensides
>To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:27:08 +0100
>Subject: [Linux-bruxelles] content management system
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Bonjour,
>
>est ce que quelqu'un a des experiences avec les cms (content management=20
>system) tel que midgard, opencms, zope (est ce que ce n'est pas plutot p=
>our=20
>construire des applications ??), glasnost of course...
>
>--=20
>Opensides sprl
>Benoit Mortier - Linux Engineer
>
>
>--__--__--
>
>Message: 13
>Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 18:39:36 +0100
>From: Frederic Lemoine <frederic.lemoine at manpowerinc.com>
>To: linux-bruxelles at perceval.bxlug.be
>Subject: Re: [Linux-bruxelles] Japon sous Linux
>Reply-To: linux-bruxelles at lists.bxlug.be
>
>Il faut dire que le Japon est d=C3=A9j=C3=A0 un tr=C3=A8s gros utilisateu=
>r des=20
>syst=C3=A8mes BSD.
>
>http://www.ascii.co.jp/BSDmag/index.html.
>
>Le passage vers Linux est donc v=C3=A9cu comme quelque chose de plus=20
>naturel que chez nous.
>
>F.
>
>Luc Viatour wrote:
> > *_ Le gouvernement japonais, =C3=A0 l'initiative d'un programme de=20
> > d=C3=A9veloppement de l'e-gouvernement, va =C3=A9tudier le possible rem=
>placement=20
> > de l'OS actuellement utilis=C3=A9 dans les institutions gouvernementale=
>s,=20
> > Windows, par des solutions libres - en particulier GNU/Linux._*
> > *__*
> > *Les raisons invoqu=C3=A9es sont principalement li=C3=A9es au
>degr=C3=A9=
> de s=C3=A9curit=C3=A9=20
> > n=C3=A9cessit=C3=A9 par le projet et au bas prix, mais la libert=C3=A9 =
>de modification=20
> > du code est =C3=A9galement mentionn=C3=A9e.*
> > **
> > ** [en] Source:**_ Reuters_** (lire dans l'Hindustan Times)*
> > **
> > *__*
> > *_Japan may drop Windows to boost security Reuters_*
> > Tokyo, November 16
> >=20
> > The Japanese government will consider replacing Microsoft Corp's=20
> > Windows, used in much of its computer networks, with another
>operating=20
> > system to bolster security, a newspaper said.
> >=20
> > The safety of computer networks is under scrutiny as Prime Minister=20
> > Junichiro Koizumi's administration presses on towards a long-held
>goal=20
> > of "e-government", which would allow citizens to deal with government=20
> > agencies via the Internet.
> >=20
> > Windows now serves at the operating system for the bulk of servers
>and=20
> > personal computers that are used for the Japanese government's computer=
>=20
> > networks, the Asahi Shimbun said.
> >=20
> > But the government is interested in studying the possibility of adoptin=
>g=20
> > alternative operating systems, particularly open source programmes such=
>=20
> > as Linux, the newspaper said.
> >=20
> > The advantage of open source programmes is that unlike Microsoft's=20
> > software products, they do not require licensing fees and can be=20
> > modified because their source codes are made available for free. This=20
> > makes it easier for system operators to cope with any problems that=20
> > could arise, the paper said.
> >=20
> > The source, or blueprint, of a programme determines how it works.
> >=20
> > The Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and=20
> > Telecommunications will set up a panel of experts to study how other=20
> > countries are using open source operating systems as early as the
>next=20
> > fiscal year that starts next April, the paper said.
> >=20
> > Public Management ministry officials were not immediately available for=
>=20
> > comment.
> >=20
> > The review will take place after the ruling Liberal Democratic
>Party's=20
> > panel on promoting electronic government asked the government in August=
>=20
> > to develop or introduce an open-source programme for security
>reasons,=20
> > the newspaper said.
> >=20
> > Concerns about computer security were stoked in August, when a leak
>of=20
> > computer data for a computer network used by Japan's military came to=20
> > light.
> >=20
> > The news of the data leak had come just a day after the introduction of=
>=20
> > a mandatory ID system that keeps track of personal data electronically,=
>=20
> > identifying every Japanese citizen with an 11-digit number.
> >=20
> > A number of municipalities have refused to implement the system, fearin=
>g=20
> > misuse by hackers.
> >=20
> > Linux, essentially a free version of the proprietary Unix operating=20
> > system, has been making strong inroads into the market for servers, the=
>=20
> > machines that manage networks of computers.
> >=20
> > This prompted Microsoft, which dominates the personal computer software=
>=20
> > market with its Windows operating system but is a relatively new entran=
>t=20
> > in the server market, to make an exhaustive study of the threats
>posed=20
> > by open source.
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> > Tel: 02.333 07 18 Fax: 02.332 05 98 Website: http://www.dupedi.be
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