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Iran: Even If Windows Is Free, Linux Is Preferred

Posted by timothy on from the non-abdication dept.

gpwiki.org writes "Iran, a country which does not abide by international copyright law, is reportedly moving toward Linux. 'All the software in Iran is copied. There is no copyright law, so everybody uses Microsoft software freely,' said the secretary of Iran's High Informatics Council. 'But we cannot continue like this much longer.' The article suggests that a desire to enter the WTO, and Windows security issues are prime motivating factors. 'Microsoft is a national security concern.'"

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  1. Iran by brilinux · · Score: 5, Funny

    I-ran away from Windows to Linux too.
    Sorry, I have been waiting to make an "Iran" pun for a while. Carry on.

  2. Just as I thought... by BladeMelbourne · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's just as I have been saying all along... smart people wouldn't use Windows, even if it were free...

    1. Re:Just as I thought... by Curtman · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just wait for the Iranian antitrust trials. Bring on the death squad!

  3. Re:The WTO move is the prime incentive by christopherfinke · · Score: 5, Funny
    to abide by internationally agreed upon IP regulations (Bourne Convention)
    I might be wrong, but I think you mean the Berne Convention. The Bourne Convention was where countries agreed to use
    $ export EDITOR=vi
    instead of
    % setenv EDITOR vi