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More On The Open Sourcing Of Iraq
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.'"
Excuse me wma? Get out of here.
The iraqis are going to perform amazing feats of mind over matter, with insurgencies, bombings, kidnappings, power supply disruptions and what have you, happening around them.
Iraq has computers?
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.
In Iraq, when a program bombs, it REALLY bombs....
... of Lunix supporting terrorism! It looks like Ken Brown of AdTI was right after all.
XML is like violence. If it doesn't solve the problem, use more.
"If you want me to obey American laws and American directives then give me american citizenship."
Actually there is no way that I could be persuaded to take US citizenship. Nor could I be forced into it.
My faith is expressed through Nihilism. Do you understand?
Linux of mass distribution...
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