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Namibia Says "No Thanks" To Microsoft Donation With Strings

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you'll-laugh-a-lot dept.

The Register posted an update about Namibia's SchoolNet, Microsoft "donations", and what looks like Namibia final decision. Apparently, MS's "donated" contributions would have been so small (and would have required such a large investment in OS licenses), that SchoolNet Namibia found it wasn't even worth bothering with. A very interesting article.

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  1. Re:In other news .. by leoboiko · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Yes, they did. And not only to Namibia, they gave the entire OS source code to everyone in the world.

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  2. Re:In other news .. by Fulcrum+of+Evil · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    while they technically "gave it away", there are restrictions [gnu.org] that shouldn't be ignored.

    Yes, you must allow access to any modifications that you distribute. No use restrictions.

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  3. Re:Typical MS by dacarr · · Score: 4, Offtopic
    At last count, one copy of the MS Office package for students was $300. For price comparison sake, WordPerfect 8 sold at Fry's for about this much back in 1998 - this was the full version.

    At any rate, assuming that the price scheme still stands, $2000 worth of this in California would buy you 6 copies of the software, tax inclusive, and you'd probably have enough for dinner at a nice place with your wife.

    (Note: I have not priced Microsoft software since 1998, as I've not had the need.)

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  4. Re:This is just plain silly. by TheKey · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's MS, by the way, not M$. Just saw that typo, thought I might correct it.

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    Sean

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  5. No MS stories. by Gutboy_Barrelhouse · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Have you noticed that ticking off the "no MS stories" box in your preferences really means "imperceptibly fewer MS stories"?

  6. Re:Who else read the following by jimmcq · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    NAMBLA Says "No Thanks" To Microsoft ....

    No, we're the North American Marlon Brando Look Alikes.

  7. Re:Open letter to MS from SchoolNet by Herr_Nightingale · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    funnily enough, the original draft of that letter is right here. MS lawyers felt it a little too offensive, apparently...