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Rapid Internet Growth In Iran
securitas writes "The BBC's Abbas Azimi reports on the rapid growth of the Internet and Internet cafes in Iran, apparently with the tacit approval of the government. Seven million Iranians have Internet access, or 10% of the population - double the rate two years ago. Access costs 60 cents/hour. The article describes how the Internet is used for everything from VoIP phone calls to chat and Web logs. Even Iran's vice-president has a daily blog on a popular site with 'musings about politics and life.' All of this despite the ban on many sites, which is easily circumvented by Iran's webmasters and geeks. An interesting point is that most of the PCs used in Iran are assembled from smuggled parts and run pirated versions of all the latest software (due to foreign embargo?). It sounds like a great opportunity for open source software."
Because. Like all good Christians, we must convert them.
PCs used in Iran are assembled from smuggled parts and run pirated versions of all the latest software
Glad to see I'm not the only one.
So yea, its a great opportunity for them!
If every one in Iran started using linux, SCO could stage a come back by suing all Iranians in the Islamic court in Iran
If you google for "internet iran" you'll get pretty much the opposite impresion.
"Hi Amir my name is hot4u, and I am so hot. Please get back to me.
MoFscker
Here's a little bit I copied from his site:
(Glad he's not one of the leaders of my country)
True story.
I prefer this bit from the site:
Let's call the BSA and the RIAA on them. Let's see how well these two orginizations do with their sudo draconian tactics in a draconian state. Should be pretty fun to watch I figure.
Papa Legba come and open the gate
Nah, they'd still probably blame it on bush.
Unforunately all the ads read like this:
swf. black head scarf. inexperienced at dating. enjoys long walks in the desert. i do not sing. please no public stoning.
do we call it caffine "input" rather than "intake" !
Yeah, given OSS's robust and pervasive support for right-to-left, Arabic script languages, it'll be a cinch to get a foothold in Iran.
If the president were found banging a dead 14-year-old hooker in the Vatican ..
You left out the group that would blame it all on Clinton. Also, understand Ballmer normally handles that part of the business now. :))
Yeah, but first she'll have to figure out what to do with her "dead" condition...
For a second, I thought the story blurb read:
"The BBC's Abdul Alhazred reports..."
Come'on, you know it's funny. For the uninitiated among us: Abdul Alhazred
Your hybrid is not saving the environment. Its purpose is to make you feel good about buying something.
The Arabs cheer you!
But the PERSIANS of Iran probably think you're a pompous git.
Kill, Tux, kill!