This will be the first post 2008 but might as well start things off with more news about governments around the world opting for free software over the choices they are stuck with: piracy or unreal licensing fees. Vietnam has issued another recommendation urging a migration to open source, free software:

Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication has recommended government agencies use open source software when using state moneys to implement information technology projects, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Friday. The ministry has issued a list of open source software, including OpenOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox and Unikey.