Japanese gov't going Linux?

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From Yahoo News:

Japan Govt Opts for Linux for Payroll System
Tue Jul 8, 8:46 PM ET

TOKYO (Reuters) - Computer giant Fujitsu Ltd said on Wednesday it, IBM Japan Ltd and Oki Electric Industry Co have won a 188 million yen ($1.59 million) contract to design a Japanese government payroll computer system using Linux.

The adoption of the Linux open-source operating system, which can be obtained for free and copied or modified, would be a blow to Microsoft Corp, which wanted the government to use its Windows system for the backbone computer....