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Iran: Even If Windows Is Free, Linux Is Preferred

Posted by timothy on Monday September 20, 2004 @02:58PM 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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Re:Maybe i'm missing something... by katanan · 2004-09-20 16:52 · Score: 1, Redundant

what sort of dictum states that open source software should have a limited userbase? what exactly makes Iranians, North Koreans and Syrians not 'worthy' of using the software we choose to use? just wondering.