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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. Re:Import restrictions? by 1s44c · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought there were restrictions on exporting Linux from the US to Iraq (which somehow mysteriously don't apply to MS)?

    Maybe the regulations only affect secure software?

    So import linux from elsewhere.
    There are mirrors worldwide.

  2. New excuse for invasion... by morie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Linux of mass distribution...

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