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Australia, China and Snowboard Shops Use Linux

Posted by michael on from the GNU/unstoppable dept.

Miscellaneous stories about Linux usage today: the Australian government has allowed (but not required) its agencies to switch to Linux. China is apparently going to go all-Linux for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. And business2.com has a story about chain of snowboarding shops (and other businesses) deploying Linux cash registers and desktops.

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  1. Re:What are they running? by Graspee_Leemoor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hehe, I got all defensive for a minute because I read it as "piece of shit software".

    graspee

  2. 2008 by hdparm · · Score: 5, Funny

    Too bad it's summer games. For the winter olyimpics mascot choice would be easy :)

  3. Important news for Bill and Steve by pubjames · · Score: 4, Funny


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