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Namibia Says "No Thanks" To Microsoft Donation With Strings

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 my ideal world by distributed.karma · · Score: 2, Troll
    > I'm tempted to move to Africa to unionize their computer professionals.

    Better you should un-ionize the chemistry professionals *ba-doom ching*

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  2. Re:Namibia.. Namibia.. Nambla.. by Ivop · · Score: 0, Troll

    That site is sick! Thijs, age 11, is having a relationship with an adult??? I mean, age 16 and 19 might be tolerable, but this site clearly promotes relationships with minors. Just look at those pictures. That guy is what, 45? I hope you burn in hell (though I don't believe in hell, but it should be there, just for you sick fucks).

  3. Beggars with attitude! by donutello · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wow! These people think that Microsoft didn't give up enough for the "privilege" of making a donation to them.

    I wouldn't donate a cent to them either.

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  4. Boy, oh boy... by BurKaZoiD · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...did Microsoft screw the pooch on that one.

  5. Re:Oxymoron Count by CritterNYC · · Score: 1, Troll

    But you know the free alternative they are using isn't Linux, right?

    It's most likely pirated MS software. They don't have the same kind of copyright laws in the third world and even if they did, they're often not enforced.


    Why can't I have Moderation: -1, Just Plain Wrong as an option on this one?