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<div id='article'><h1 class='pagetitle'>Main Page</h1><p class='subtitle'>From AsiaOSC, an Asian open source centre.
<p><h2> Welcome to AsiaOSC. This section is the collaborative knowledgebase on open source. </h2>
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<a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/AsiaOSC.html" class='internal' title="AsiaOSC">AsiaOSC</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> is the <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Asian_Open_Source_Centre.html" class='internal' title="Asian Open Source Centre">Asian Open Source Centre</a>. We aim to promote <strong><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_software.html" class='internal' title="Open source software">open source software</a></strong> (often abbreviated as <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/OSS.html" class='internal' title="OSS">OSS</a>) and <strong><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Free_software.html" class='internal' title="Free software">free software</a></strong>, in the <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Countries_in_Asia.html" class='internal' title="Countries in Asia">Asia</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>, especially related to <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Localization.html" class='internal' title="Localization">localization</a>. Read more about our aims <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/AsiaOSC_Aims.html" class='internal' title="AsiaOSC Aims">here</a>.
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This knowlegebase uses <a href='http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki' target='_new' class='external' title="http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki">Wiki</a> software, meaning anyone <em>(including you)</em> can add and edit content. For more information, see the <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/OSSCentre:FAQ.html" class='internal' title="OSSCentre:FAQ">FAQ</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>.
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License : the content of this knowlegebase (Wiki software) site is licensed under the <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/GFDL.html" class='internal' title="GFDL">GNU Free Documentation License</a> which means that it is free and will remain so. See the <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/OSSCentre:Copyrights.html" class='internal' title="OSSCentre:Copyrights">copyrights</a> page for more information.
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Currently, we have information on:
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<h3> Countries, Languages, Fonts, Organisations, People </h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Countries_in_Asia.html" class='internal' title="Countries in Asia">Countries in Asia</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Languages_in_Asia.html" class='internal' title="Languages in Asia">Languages in Asia</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Fonts_in_Asia.html" class='internal' title="Fonts in Asia">Fonts in Asia</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Organisations_working_in_OSS.html" class='internal' title="Organisations working in OSS">Organisations working in OSS</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> (worldwide, but emphasis on Asia).
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/People_working_in_OSS.html" class='internal' title="People working in OSS">People working in OSS</a> (worldwide, but emphasis on Asia).
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<h3> All about Open Source Software and Localization </h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Major_OSS_packages.html" class='internal' title="Major OSS packages">Major OSS packages</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_replacements_for_proprietary_software.html" class='internal' title="Open source replacements for proprietary software">Open source replacements for proprietary software</a>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_software_that_has_been_localized.html" class='internal' title="Open source software that has been localized">Open source software that has been localized</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Localization_resources_and_links.html" class='internal' title="Localization resources and links">Localization resources and links</a>.
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<h3> Policy and OSS </h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Ideas_for_OSS_policy.html" class='internal' title="Ideas for OSS policy">Ideas for OSS policy</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> - policy documents etc. that may help if you need to formulate an OSS policy.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/OSS_policy_in_the_news.html" class='internal' title="OSS policy in the news">OSS policy in the news</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> - news, mainly organised by country.
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<h3> Open Source Concepts </h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Legal_issues_and_OSS.html" class='internal' title="Legal issues and OSS">Legal issues and OSS</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> - if you are going to stay inside the law, you need to know how!
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Common_OSS_licenses.html" class='internal' title="Common OSS licenses">Common OSS licenses</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> - the many licenses that OSS can be licensed under.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Advantages_of_OSS.html" class='internal' title="Advantages of OSS">Advantages of OSS</a> - compared with proprietary software.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Problems_faced_by_OSS.html" class='internal' title="Problems faced by OSS">Problems faced by OSS</a> - why OSS is not everywhere.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/TCPA%2C_Palladium_and_OSS.html" class='internal' title="TCPA, Palladium and OSS">TCPA, Palladium and OSS</a> - what these 'trusted computing' initiatives may mean for open source.
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<h3> Open Source Conferences </h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_conferences.html" class='internal' title="Open source conferences">Open source conferences</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> (worldwide, but emphasis on Asia).
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<h3> Open Source in Particular Industries / Applications </h3>
<ul><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_in_education.html" class='internal' title="Open source in education">Open source in education</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_in_natural_language_translation_and_processing.html" class='internal' title="Open source in natural language translation and processing">Open source in natural language translation and processing</a>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_in_distributed_computing.html" class='internal' title="Open source in distributed computing">Open source in distributed computing</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img>.
</li><li><a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/Open_source_in_bioinformatics.html" class='internal' title="Open source in bioinformatics">Open source in bioinformatics</a>
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<h3>Acceptable Content</h3>
Anything related to open source or free software promotion, preferably with an Asian connection.
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<h3>New Users</h3>
Try reading the <a href="http://www.asiaosc.org/enwiki/page/OSSCentre:FAQ.html" class='internal' title="OSSCentre:FAQ">FAQ</a><img height=16 width=12 alt="Hot!" src="/enwiki/images/flame.gif"></img> (frequently asked questions).
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