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Countries Ponder: GNU/Linux vs. Microsoft

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-mean-this-stuff-is-free dept.

koody writes: "IDG has an overview of how many countries are getting drawn into the debate over the relative merits of using open source software rather than Microsoft Corp.'s Windows applications. Seems like many countries would be slowly moving towards the open source community, while a few still pledge allegiance to Microsoft."

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  1. Enough with GNU/Linux by mcspock · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    I'm sorry, i can't stand it when people call Linux GNU/Linux. I fail to see why people feel the need to bow to RMS's ego; the GNU utilities are primarily rewrites of existing utilities, not innovative new technologies. All the comparisons of lines of code are pointless - the kernel is one single chunk, making it much much more complex to work with than any of the hundreds of GNU utilities packages in the standard distro.

    Seriously, if you are going to start referring to it as GNU/Linux, you should change your website's name to Apache/Slashdot; maybe you should start telling people who use slashcode that they have to have 'Slash/' at the beginning of their website name. It's just as retarded.

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    -- Patience is a virtue, but impatience is an art.
  2. Re:Government administrators: It is your duty. by stubear · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Citizens should learn that they do NOT live in a Democracy, they live in a Democratic REPUBLIC. Once you finally learn the distinction you will undertsand why things are done the way they are and you might be in a better position to improve the situation through reasonable compromise. Until then you are a worthless slashbot, repeating the sentiments of others here for the sake of earning karma.

  3. You seem very angry... by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    You seem very angry in the post, AC. If you read What should be the Response to Violence? you will see that it is angry people who created the terrorism, and that the U.S. government's secret agencies seem ruled by angry people. Arguably, the U.S. government's secret agencies are the world's most active, most highly-funded terrorist organizations. The U.S. government has killed more (many more) than 3,000,000 people in the 30 years. None of those people threatened the United States. Now, the sons and daughters of people the U.S. government killed are beginning to try to kill people in the United States.