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Israeli Gov't Begins Testing Mandrake Linux

Posted by timothy on from the right-to-left dept.

DJStealth writes "According to this article on Arutz 7/Israel National News, the Israeli Gov't is beginning to move away from Microsoft and is testing localized versions of Mandrake Linux in the Treasury dept. as the contract with MS expires this month. This all despite a recent defense ministry contact with MS."

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  1. Boom! by Channard · · Score: 0, Troll
    B) Not triggering an all-out nuclear war with anyone before the end of his term.

    And I for one will welcome our new linux-using sco-hating Gore-voting mutant cockroach overlords.

  2. 1 more year and... by horcy · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...Microsoft will see the light too and make the switch to *nix

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  3. Talk About a Cluster LOL by burdicda · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Israeli Minister of Defense signs a three year
    contract for $21 Million dollars with Microsoft.

    The entire deal is subsidized by the United States
    (We are paying for it!)

    Two weeks later the Israeli Treasury walks away
    from renewing their previous two year contract
    with Microsoft to start using Linux.

    Talk about some mixed up Motherfuckers
    hehehehehahahaha lol....

  4. Nice try, but is that really a priority by Elie+De+Brauwer · · Score: 0, Troll

    Who cares about what operating system they are using in Israel ? How can they possibly manage to control a Linux or a Windows machine if they can't even control their own state. Let them first do some peace talks and accomplisch something maybe then I might be interesting. But if their conflict is going to take much longer I won't even care less in the future that I do now.

  5. At least SOMEONE is testing Mandrake, finally! by TrekCycling · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because Mandrake sure isn't.