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Free Software In Iran, KDE In Farsi

Posted by timothy on from the pretty-screenshots dept.

Elektroschock writes "KDE, the leading *nix desktop environment, is translated to Farsi (=Persian). Now native language KDE can be used in Iran as well. Farsi is written from left to right. Full story at Dot KDE. Arash Zeini (KDE Farsi) wrote an intresting article about FLOSS in Iran. His view: "It is not a secret anymore that FLOSS is gaining momentum all over the world. We witness an international move and acceptance of FLOSS in the private as well as in the public sector."" Update: 12/29 16:37 GMT by T : That should read "Farsi is written from right to left." (Thanks to Thomas Zander for pointing that out.)

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  1. bass-ackwards! by seanadams.com · · Score: 3, Funny

    Farsi is written from left to right.

    !si ti egaugnul yzarc a tahw dna

  2. After watching the Austin Powers movies... by SensitiveMale · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can only hope FLOSS is catching on in Great Britain also.

    Fluoride also.

  3. Re:Correction by Alsee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe "left to right" was meant to be read from right to left, in which case the story is correct. :D

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  4. Don't be flossin! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    KDE in Iran yo!

  5. First China, now Iran... by Enoch+Root · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...any news yet whether North Korea and Syria have plans to adopt free software?

  6. Free Software+WMD In Iran by Myuu · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well I know my saying for the next war, "No Blood For Proprietary Software"

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    forget it.
  7. Re:Please say "Persian" not "Farsi" by Molina+the+Bofh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Listen, to anyone who knows the language (own horn tooting here)

    I knew someone among the /. crowd would speak Farsi.

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  8. The software may be free... by Richthofen80 · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... but the people of Iran, that might be another thing entirely.

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  9. Re:KDE propaganda by McAddress · · Score: 2, Funny

    real GNOME fans did not feel snubbed, as we immidiately realized that no one in their right mind would possibly mean "better" when talking about KDE. ;-)