As Linux use in Asia continues to skyrocket, I noticed this article stating that the South Korean government is seriously getting into the whole Open Source scene. It seems that the government agencies of this region are feeling especially warm to the idea of going ‘Open’.

South Korea said today it will launch a government-wide promotion to increase the free use of the Linux Get a free copy of Sybase(R) ASE Express Edition for Linux. Download now! operating system in the public sector, a move what analysts say could reduce the dominance of Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Latest News about Microsoft Windows.

The Ministry of Information and Communication said it will provide a total of 3 billion won (US$2.95 million) for government agencies which want to use the Linux and other open-source computer programs this year. [Read the rest]