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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. 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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  3. 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

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

    SCO sues Afganistan!

  5. 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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