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More On The Open Sourcing Of Iraq

Posted by timothy on from the available-blueprints-are-a-good-thing dept.

popdookey writes " The BBC's broadcast, The World, has run a piece on the growing Linux movement in Iraq as was previously reported here on Slashdot. 'In Iraq, a group of computer users has started writing open source computer code. They're Linux enthusiasts. The idea is to make low-cost, home-grown software and is said to hold great promise for developing countries. It could leapfrog Iraq into a more competitive future. The World technology reporter Clark Boyd reports.'"

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  1. Oh, Woe is dialup(and vicariously me)! by Zen+Punk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Everyone will be discussing the article while I'm still waiting to hear it! @#$% "56k" modem never connects above 24....@#$%.....

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    1. Re:Oh, Woe is dialup(and vicariously me)! by DataCannibal · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No! This is Slashdot. We'll be discussing everything except the article

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      No but, yeah but, no but...
  2. Now there's someting... by Deliveranc3 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    to get fanatical about.

    I wonder if Slashdot is the core of a Jihad?

  3. Re:Now this is proof enough, don't you think? by _UnderTow_ · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I feel sorry for you. You must be one of those poor unfortunate souls that happened to be born without a sense of humor.