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Linux Comes To Afghanistan

Posted by timothy on from the start-the-needle-swinging dept.

gaurab writes "For the first time, 11 people were trained in Linux in Kabul. This training was supported by UNDP as a broader program to build capacity in use of computer technologies. The press release and some info is available at UNDP Afghanistan Website. It was reported on NewsForge today, and was picked up by the Washington Post few days ago. Some discussion also happend on the South Asia Mailing List."

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  1. Re:What's the Over/Under by PD · · Score: 3, Funny

    How many bogomips does Talibanux give on a Commodore 64?

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  2. new record by G27+Radio · · Score: 2, Funny

    For the first time, 11 people were trained in Linux in Kabul. ...beating their previous record of 10 achieved in 2002.

    1. Re:new record by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      For the first time, 11 people were trained in Linux in Kabul.

      Followed shortly by a terrorist attack by the former Taliban regime which killed 10 of the 11.

  3. Great... by Toasty16 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...the UN teaches a handful of Afghanis some Linux and the first thing they do is swamp /. with GNAA posts. There is no limit to the wonders of technology!

  4. Re:Jesus. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Word! This thread got bend over hard by the GNAA. They are just too damn leet. I ph34r!

  5. Weyhey! by Pinguu · · Score: 1, Funny

    For the first time, 11 people were trained in Linux in Kabul.
    Unfortunatly over 1000 have already been trained in Windows :/

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  6. The thing is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    You can't really train for Linux.

    Linux happens.

  7. Re:So do we have to start calling them GNU/Taliban by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Richard "Muad'dib" Stallman could not be reached for comment.

  8. Cause and effect by Compact+Dick · · Score: 4, Funny
    For the first time, 11 people were trained in Linux in Kabul.
    ...who promptly unleashed a distributed GNAA crapflood attack on a popular geek website, Slahdot.
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  9. This is just an intelligence move by the CIA by Sagarian · · Score: 4, Funny

    so they can set up a distributed worm that searches for /bin/laden

  10. Next On Slashdot... by MixMiesterT · · Score: 5, Funny

    SCO sues Afganistan!

    1. Re:Next On Slashdot... by edunbar93 · · Score: 2, Funny

      SCO sues Afganistan...

      Into the stone age!

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  11. IN SOVIET RUSSIA... by raehl · · Score: 1, Funny

    I've got nothing. Nevermind.

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  12. Yeah but... by jeeryg_flashaccess · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...a press release from Microsoft cleared up many pre-war allegations. Most interesting was the following:

    "This just proves that no WMA will be found in Iraq."

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  13. Re:DON'T WASTE MOD POINTS ON THIS GNAA SPAMMER by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Blind people would love it.