FOSS Viet Nam
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Welcome
This page contains information and links to useful FOSS resources. Many of the references are of general interest, but some of the information is specifically directed towards providing a central location for information about FOSS development, promotion and resources in Viet Nam
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FOSS VN directory
VietLUG (Vietnamese Linux User Group)
VietTUG (Vietnamese TeX Users Group)
VNOSS (Vietnamese Open Source Software Forum & Community)
Linux Users in VietNam (est.) - Linux Counter
Vietnamese Localization Free Software Translation Team
FOSSASIA Conference in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam each year in November
Vietnamese Free and Open Source Software Initiative
FOSS SW (including localized software where noted)
Desktop Applications
OpenOffice Vietnam; Vietnamese Version at OpenOffice.org or
Moodle & moodle's vietnamese language pack "Moodle is a course management system (CMS) - a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities. You can download and use it on any computer you have handy (including webhosts), yet it can scale from a single-teacher site to a 50,000-student University. This site itself is created using Moodle, so check out the Moodle Demonstration Courses or read the latest Moodle Buzz." (from moodle.org)
Internet SW & Tools
Firefox Internet browser, there is also a Vietnamese language Firefox
Wikipedia (Vietnamese) Wiki-based (MediaWiki) encyclopedia
Wikipedia (English) Wiki-based (MediaWiki) encyclopedia
Wiktionary Online Wiki-based dictionary
Thunderbird email application, there is also a Vietnamese language Thunderbird
Ikonboard Bulletin board application (Vietnamese support)
CHIM is Chuoi's Vietnamese language Input Method
Public Health and Medicine
Care2x Integrated Health Environment Care2x includes 1) Hospital/Healthservice Information System; 2) Medical Practice (GP) management; 3) Central Data Server; 4) Health Xchange Protocol
NetEpi tools Tools for epidemiological analysis
HISP Health Information Systems Programme. See the HISP website for information about project information for HISP implementation in Vietnam.
GIS tools
Community Map Builder: http://communitymapbuilder.org/ List of open source GIS tools: http://opensourcegis.org/http://bluwiki.com/index.php?title=FOSS_Viet_Nam&action=edit§ion=3 Editing FOSS Viet Nam (section) MISC
Background, news & additional project information
UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network supports and provides information for open source software, open standards and initiatives. See their FOSS general primer, available here in Vietnamese. At FOSS.vn more info about the community and participation of women in Vietnam is available. FOSSASIA is the top community event in Vietnam and one of the biggest FOSS events in Asia organized in cooperation with Quang Trung Software Park and the HCM city government.
Appendix
- FOSS History links
- FOSS Licensing information
- FOSS Economic models
- SEA regional FOSS initiatives
- Good reading
Miscellany
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