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FOSS Philippines

Think the FOSS idea is too advanced for the Philippines? Think again. Take a look at how FOSS is alive in our islands:

Schools already using/supporting FOSS:

- Don Bosco Technical College, Mandaluyong
- Lorma Colleges, La Union (Lorma has created its own OS called LormaLinux)
- Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila
- Our Lady of Lourdes College Foundation
- The Ateneo University system
- Asia Pacific College, Makati
- Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City
- Athens Academy, Taguig
- Cebu Institute of Technology
- Mindanao State University (MSU-IIT and MSU General Santos)
- Sacred Heart Academy of Novaliches
- Itaas Elementary School, Muntinlupa
- San Bartolome High School, Novaliches
- Veritas Parochial School, Paranaque
- University of the Cordilleras, Baguio
- University of the Philippines, Diliman

Bayanihan GNU/Linux

Created by the Advanced Science and Technology Institute at the DOST. It's a working operating system that is Internet-ready and packed with an office suite, multimedia and graphics programs, and anti-virus software.

- Find out more at the Bayanihan website.
- Read My Story to find out what it's like to use a FOSS operating system.

Karapatan

Locally-designed software made to help human rights organizations keep track of violations, not just here in the RP, but also around the world. Developer Rick Bahague said that Karapatan was "designed to be generic enough [for] other human rights organizations [to adopt] even if they are not located in the Philippines."

- Read the news article here.
- For a demo of Karapatan, click here. Use admin as both username and password.

DSWD

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has migrated to open-source. To save money on software and spend more on training people, the DSWD decided to start using the PCLinuxOS operating system on its computers. The freedom of FOSS is an advantage for them, especially in their efforts to bring computer technology to the common tao.

- Read the news article here.
- There is a proposed law calling for the national government to adopt FOSS. Learn about the key points here.

Edubuntu for public schools

320 public schools are going to receive upgrades this year from the government Commission on Information and Communications Technology. They'll be getting computers pre-loaded with Edubuntu, a FOSS operating system designed specially for schools.

- Read the news article here.

References: UNESCAP.org, Positive.ph