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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. No, Farsi is actually written from right to left by RealTypeR · · Score: 0, Redundant

    > Farsi is written from left to right

    Actually, Farsi is written from right to left.

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  2. Wrong-o by Alizarin+Erythrosin · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Like most Arab languages, Farsi is written from right to left, not left to right as erronously pointed out... Must've been a brain fart ;-)

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  3. Dentists in Iran by michajoe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why should dentists in Iran - many of whom were educated in the US - not have discovered the importance of FLOSSing.

  4. FLOSS is gaining acceptance in Iran? by Natestradamus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's good, from what I can tell from the pictures of mullahs that I've seen, they could stand to floss a bit more, or indeed at all...

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