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Indian Government Goes For Free Software
Geekonomical writes "Economic Times has an article that says Indian Government's Department of IT is going to encourage Linux and OSS on all fronts including college education! The article has more details (eventhough it has a misleading title!) The reasoning being more of plain economics than security or other reasons."
Are you a man or a mule?
Redhat is taking side with communist China! Check out the countrylist in Redhat 8.0! This is bigger than software freedom, we are talking about people's freedom in all aspects. This is a small democratic nation that is under a real threat from totalitarian China.
You can still choose Taiwan but it's written as a part of China (republic of China) and their flag is removed. This is the same thing as taking Chinas side politically.
Since China is objecting to Taiwan being listed as a country in windows (all versions I believe, just checked XP and there it's a country) they have been criticizing Microsoft and want to move away from windows for this reason (as well as other reasons like costs). Microsoft has stand up for democracy in this matter and it's totally horrific that the biggest Linux distribution don't think democracy is more important than money THEN EVEN MICROSOFT DO!
Redhat wants money and thinks that motive is more important than the freedom of the people of Taiwan; it's as simple as that.
Let me assure you that world-wide resistance to Chinas view is the only thing that stops China from taking military action. When world opinion is gone China is going to try to annex Taiwan, that's a fact.
If people stops see Taiwan as an independent country, for example because it's listed as a part of China in their OS, Taiwan will be under increased threat. The support for Taiwan's cause will erode. The government's diplomatic relations is very important but the public's views are even more important. What you and I think makes a big difference!
Make absolutely sure your wallet talks! If you are in charge of Linux-investments, make sure you don't use Redhats distributions as long as they don't defend democracy! There are lots of other distributions.
Why are there microsoft visual studio.net advertisements on slashdot ? WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF WTF
FUCK YOU SLASHDOT!!!!
NO SLUSHIE FOR YOU!!!
'A lie if repeated often enough, becomes the truth.' - Goebbels
well, what tha hell... i had karma to sacrifice.
When did the word change to mean "Jewish" and disenfranchise other semitic peoples? According to USians, palestinians are anti-semitic? What, they don't like themselves???
thats sounds like a great slogan for an ad campaign.
Christ man... picking a fight between the two most populated countries in the world? indian /.ers to mod you up and chinese /.ers to mod you down...
this will be an interesting case study of slashdot math indeed.
My life in the land of the rising sun.
Maybe the next RedHat won't include Iraq as even a country.... Or put a nice US flag beside it.
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More than racist, it is ignorant. So much for techies being more globally aware....
Talibahn, Al-Qaida, and CIA. Well finally, we will be getting some good intel from bushes CIA.
This joke references traditional Hindu beliefs, but it doesn't do so maliciously. I doubt this would offend Hindus.
In addition, I believe that even some offensive jokes can be deemed non-racist/non-hateful; my proof is anecdotal: my friends have occassionally made jokes about me that I at first found offensive but on further reflection, I had to agree that the jokes were pretty accurate. The whole experience is much difference than being the butt of a spiteful joke. Racism or hate is pretty much in the attiude of the joke-holder.
Collectively, of course, even innoncent or naive jokes can have a bad effect on a group... but that's a different subject entirely.
It kind of scares me that people will jump on an innoccuous wordplay and call it "racist". Every age has its witchhunts. (Though I agree that the joke may be overrated at +5.)
-1, Too Many Layers Of Abstraction
Did you notice the many grammatical and spelling errors in the article? I did.
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