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South Korea Jumps To Open Source Software

mormop writes "Following on from the news that a far-eastern Linux distro is on the way, silicon.com is carrying news that South Korea is switching $300,000,000 worth of PCs to Open Source Software. The only question now is will Steve Ballmer be capable of covering the sort of distance needed to pull back all these switching governments before collapsing with exhaustion, or is he en route for the Air Miles record?"

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  1. To poop or not to poop? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That is the POOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. New Slogan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What do you want to blow today?

  3. Re:Far East? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey- What dipshit designed that page you link to in your sig? Is it not blatantly obvious that it is really hard to read? I wouldn't even think about reading one paragraph of that travesty of technology.

  4. WHY LINUX IS A FAILURE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  5. Re:He he he... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    BillyBoyWare [...] M$ [...] Mickeysoft

    What is it about a post that lowers the collective IQ by several points? It validates why people call us "wackos".

    Your post is not funny (mods regardless), it's stupid and demeaning to people who are serious about getting rid of proprietary software. The more this type of thing comes across as the "community attitude", the less success we'll have. Perhaps you'd like to grow up before sharing your views again with us.

    Unfortunately this type of story brings people like you out of the woodwork. The OpenSSH vuln piece (and I use that as just one example out of many) gets a few hundred comments, and this one will get 500+, as always, and a huge percentage of these will be pointless "comments" like yours. Why? Because 90% of the people who are part of this "community" couldn't recognize a topic important to open source if it came up and kicked them in the gut. But everyone has an opinion about what "M$" happens to be doing today.

    This is not important, because it's not anti-Microsoft or pro-open source. It's anti-West and pro-cheap. If you (and the Slashdot editors) want to fantazise this up as a victory of open source software and an opportunity to make another 200 lame jokes about Microsoft, go ahead. Those of us who grok geopolitcs at least at the lowest level recognize it for what it is.

    Perhaps it's your low UID that pissed me off. Traditionally people who've been around longer tend to be more intelligent. You seem to be a sad exception to that rule.

    Anyway, go back to admiring the uptime in your "boxen" and picking your nose. Leave the advocacy to people who can speak full sentences.

  6. In other news... by Your+Worst+Fear · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Mass reports confirm that upon hearing the above news story, geeks all over the world collectively and involuntarily jizzed all over themselves and their linux boxen, causing massive computer failures the scale of which has yet to be determined. RMS was unavailable for comment as the paramedics are too grossed out at the stench eminating from him and the sight of gallons of cum spread all over his residence.

    ewwww..

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  7. Sweet... by rampant+mac · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I see this as an obstacle...

    Does Krecipes support canine weight in kilograms?

    I'm so ashamed... Hello SlashFark

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